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  • India Returns to the Moon, but This Time It Will Land There and Then Return to Earth

    The Chandrayaan-4 expedition to the moon has been given the go-ahead by the Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The project’s objective is to acquire and show the technologies necessary to successfully return to Earth after landing effectively on the moon. Furthermore, the mission will collect lunar samples and examine them on Earth. Chandrayaan-4 will finally attain the core technological capabilities necessary for an Indian landing on the moon, which is scheduled to take place by the year 2040, and will also safely return to Earth.

    During the Amrit Kaal, the Government of India presented an expanded vision for the Indian space program. This vision envisions the establishment of an Indian Space Station (Bharatiya Antariksh Station) by the year 2035 and the landing of an Indian spacecraft on the moon by the year 2040 simultaneously. Several follow-on missions such as Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan are planned to be carried out to bring this vision into reality. These missions will include the development of capabilities related to space transportation and infrastructure. The Chandrayaan-3 Lander successfully proved a safe and gentle landing on the surface of the moon, which has resulted in the establishment of critical technologies and the display of capabilities that are only possessed by selected nations.

    ISRO Will Be in the Driving Seat Again

    ISRO will be in charge of the development of spacecraft as well as the launch of new spacecraft. In accordance with the established procedures that are now in place at ISRO, the Project will be handled and monitored in an efficient manner. With the cooperation of both the business world and academic institutions, it is anticipated that the mission will be finished within a period of 36 months after it has been approved.

    It is anticipated that all of the essential technologies will be created entirely within the country. A number of different industries will be utilised in order to accomplish the task, and it is anticipated that there will be a significant employment potential as well as technology that will be transferred to other areas of the economy.

    The Financial Dynamics of the Program

    The total amount of money that is required for the technology demonstration mission known as “Chandrayaan-4” is INR 2104.06 crore. The cost encompasses the development and realisation of spacecraft, two launch vehicle missions of LVM3, support from an external deep space network, and the execution of special tests for design validation. This will ultimately result in the mission of landing on the moon’s surface and safely returning to Earth along with the lunar sample that will be collected.

    The mission would make it possible for India to achieve self-sufficiency in essential fundamental technologies for manned missions, the return of lunar samples, and the scientific analysis of lunar samples. A considerable amount of Indian industry will be involved in the process of bringing this vision into reality. The Chandrayaan-4 science meetups and seminars have already been created as part of the plan to bring together the academic community in India.

    After the Moon and Mars, India Now Focuses on the Venus Orbiter Mission
    The creation of the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), which will be a crucial step towards the Government’s aim of exploring and studying Venus has been approved by the Union Cabinet.
    StartupTalkyNitin Konde

  • After the Moon and Mars, India Now Focuses on the Venus Orbiter Mission

    The creation of the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), which will be a crucial step towards the Government’s aim of exploring and studying Venus has been approved by the Union Cabinet, which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Venus, the planet that is nearest to Earth and is thought to have evolved under conditions that were similar to those of Earth, provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to gain an understanding of how the habitats of various planets can change in quite different ways.

    As part of the “Venus Orbiter Mission,” which is going to be carried out by the Department of Space, a scientific spacecraft is going to be placed in orbit around the planet Venus. The purpose of this mission is to gain a deeper understanding of the surface and subsurface of Venus, as well as the atmospheric processes and the influence of the Sun on the atmosphere of Venus. The investigation of the factors that led to the transition of Venus, which is thought to have been livable at one point in time and was relatively comparable to Earth, would be of great assistance in understanding the development of the two worlds that are considered to be sister planets, namely Venus and Earth.

    ISRO is going to be in charge of both the development of spacecraft and the launch of those spacecraft. With the established procedures that are now in place at ISRO, the Project will be handled and monitored efficiently. Through the use of the procedures that are already in place, the data that is created during the mission will be distributed to the scientific community.

    The mission would make it possible for India to achieve self-sufficiency in essential fundamental technologies for manned missions, the return of lunar samples, and the scientific analysis of lunar samples. A considerable amount of Indian industry will be involved in the process of bringing this vision into reality. The Chandrayaan-4 science meetups and seminars have already been created as part of the plan to bring together the academic community in India.

    The Mission Will Reveal the Secrets of Venus

    The mission is anticipated to be completed in March 2028. It is anticipated that the Indian Venus mission will provide answers to a number of the currently unanswered scientific questions, which will lead to a variety of scientific results.

     It is anticipated that this will result in a significant increase in employment opportunities and the spread of technology to other areas of the economy.

    Mission’s Cost

    There is a total of INR 1236 crore that has been granted for the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), and out of that amount, INR 824 crore will be spent on the development of the spacecraft.

    In addition to the cost of the launch vehicle, the cost comprises the creation and realisation of the spacecraft, which includes its particular payloads and technological components. Additionally, the cost accounts for the cost of global ground station assistance for navigation and network.

    Mission Will Promote Indigenisation

    With the completion of this mission, India would be ready to conduct future planetary missions with greater payloads and more efficient orbit insertion strategies. During the process of developing the spacecraft and launch vehicle, there will be a considerable engagement of the Indian industry. The participation of a number of educational institutions and the provision of training to students during the pre-launch phase, which encompasses design, development, testing, test data reduction, calibration, and other related activities, is also envisioned.

    Through the use of its one-of-a-kind equipment, the mission provides the Indian scientific community with fresh and significant scientific data, hence presenting prospects that are both emergent and novel.

    Cabinet Gives the Go-Ahead for Bharatiya Antariksh Station and Gaganyaan Follow-on Missions
    By broadening the scope of the Gaganyaan program, the Union Cabinet, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads, has approved the construction of the first unit of the Bharatiya Anatriksh Station.
    StartupTalkyNitin Konde