India to Launch Chandrayaan-4 in 2027 and Indian Space Station in 2028

Chandrayaan-4 (2027):

Announcement: Made by ISRO chief Dr. S Somnath on August 23 (National Space Day).

Launch: Chandrayaan-4 will be launched in 2027.

Design: The design of Chandrayaan-4 has been finalized.

Features:

• Chandrayaan-4 will bring 3-5 kg of soil and rock samples from the surface of the moon to Earth.
• It will have 5 different modules.

Comparison with Chandrayaan-3: Chandrayaan-3 (2023) had three modules – propulsion module, lander, and rover.

Indian Space Station (2028):

First Module Launch: Will happen in 2028.

Features:

• Only robots will be sent in the initial module.
• A total of five modules will be sent into space one by one.