India plans 'very small' space station after 2022
Ambitious project would follow successful launch of manned space flight scheduled by 2022, says ISRO chiefNEW DELHI: India plans to establish its own “very small” space station in the next decade as the country gears up for a first manned mission beyond earth. ISRO Chief K Sivan: We are planning to have a space station for India, our own space station. pic.twitter.com/5lGcuPwCuA — ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2019“Our space station is going to be very small… useful to carry out experiments,” Sivan told reporters in New Delhi. A space station is capable of hosting crew members for years on end, and provides facilities for experiments and support vehicles to dock. India’s first manned space mission — named Gaganyaan — is due to take place by 2022, in time to commemorate 75 of years of the country’s independence from Britain.
Source: The Express Tribune June 13, 2019 14:03 UTC
