ISRO plans to build a space station around moon by 2040

The lunar space station could be similar to ISRO's own earth-orbiting station being built - called the Bharatiya Antariksh Station

According to reports, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently unveiled an ambitious roadmap to establish its long-term presence in space. As part of these plans, ISRO wants to build a space station around the moon by 2040.

The moon-orbiting space station by ISRO, as per reports, will support crewed missions to the moon's surface and serve as a hub for scientific research. The lunar space station will reportedly be completed around the same time ISRO lands an astronaut on the moon. The Indian space agency is also looking to construct a permanent base on the moon's surface by 2050.

The moon-orbiting space station by ISRO seems to be the third and final phase of India's space explorations. The first phase involves conducting robotic missions using homegrown technology. This includes the Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission scheduled for 2028, with the aim to bring back around 3 kg of samples from the moon's south pole.

The second phase will be achieving a crewed moon landing by 2040, following the construction of the lunar space station. The lunar space station could be similar to ISRO's own earth-orbiting station being built - called the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), which will be operational by 2035.

Source: Space.com