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PM Modi I-Day speech: India working towards having its own space station, says Modi

India aims to join elite nations with its own space station while over 300 startups and thousands of youth support the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission.

  • On August 15, 2025, during his address to the nation on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed India's initiative to develop its own space station.
  • This announcement follows India's aim for self-reliance in space and preparations for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission set for 2027.
  • India's Bharatiya Antariksh Station will feature multiple modules and serve as a platform for international collaboration and interplanetary missions.
  • PM Modi highlighted that six units for the project are being established, with four already approved, and set a target to launch the first module by 2028.
  • This effort supports India’s growing space sector, now including over 300 start-ups, and reflects advances such as the Chandrayaan-3 landing and semiconductor self-reliance.
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The Economic Times broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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