CABINET APPROVES CHANDRAYAAN-4 MISSION, FIRST MODULE OF BHARATIYA ANTARIKSH STATION, VENUS MISSION AND NEXT-GEN LAUNCHER

To take the next giant leap in the Moon mission after the successful landing in the uncharted lunar south pole, the PM Modi-led Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the fourth mission to the Moon ‘Chandrayaan-4’ for bringing lunar samples back to the Earth, and also gave a green light for building the first unit of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2028 and its overall completion by 2035 by increasing the scope and nearly doubling the budget of the Gaganyaan follow-on missions.

After successful missions to the Moon and Mars, India is now set to explore Venus, with the Cabinet also approving the development of the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) that will explore the Earth’s sister planet, which is believed to be once habitable.

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