An Indian on the Moon by 2040.
Gaganyaan, a station and the Moon.
The road and its dates.
| Mission | What | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Gaganyaan G1 | Uncrewed flight carrying the Vyommitra robot | Q4 2026 (slipped from Dec 2024) |
| Gaganyaan crewed | Indians in orbit on an Indian rocket | 2027 |
| Chandrayaan-4 | Lunar sample return. ₹2,104 crore | 2027 |
| Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX | With Japan. ISRO lander, JAXA rover | 2027–28 |
| BAS-1 | First module of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station | 2028 |
| Bharatiya Antariksh Station | Five modules, operational | 2035 |
| Crewed Moon landing | An Indian on the Moon | 2040 |
Wikipedia (Gaganyaan-1), citing PIB and ISRO · Business Standard/PTI, 31 Jan 2026 · Tribune, 19 Sep 2024 · ISRO, 15 May 2025 · PM India, 18 Sep 2024 · PIB press note, 21 Jun 2026
What India has proved.
- Chandrayaan-3
- Landed at 69.3°S on 23 Aug 2023. Now National Space Day. PIB press note, 21 Jun 2026
- Docking
- SpaDeX docked two satellites on 16 Jan 2025. India became the fourth country to dock in space. PIB, 16 Jan 2025
- An Indian on the ISS
- Shubhanshu Shukla flew Axiom-4 from 25 Jun to 15 Jul 2025 and ran seven Indian experiments. PIB press note, 21 Jun 2026
- Astronauts
- Four IAF test pilots selected and trained. Daily Excelsior, Jul 2025