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India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 as part of its ambitious roadmap to establish a long-term presence beyond Earth orbit.The lunar space station appears to be the third and final phase of India's moon exploration efforts. The first phase involves conducting robotic missions to the moon using homegrown technology, including the upcomingScheduled to launch in 2028, this mission aims to collect roughly 6.
The lunar space station may be similar to the one India plans to build in Earth orbit, known as the Bharatiya Antariksh Station, or BAS. The development of this station's first module, BAS-1, was"This is an enormous task," said S. Sivakumar, project director of the country's NGLV rocket, which is being developed at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, according toare undergoing training in one of ISRO's facilities in Bengaluru after finishing similar work in Russia.
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