India’s proposed space station now has a name: Bharatiya Antariksh Station
Though no money has yet been allocated to build it, and India’s space agency ISRO has only begun design work, it has now apparently decided to name the space station the Bharatiya Antariksh Station.
They tentatively hope to launch a test module in 2028 to do unmanned rendezvous and docking tests, with assembly beginning in 2028 and completed by 2035.
None of this schedule is certain of course. ISRO has been proposing this space station since 2017. Nothing has ever come of those plans.
Only now does this seem more likely, with India’s effort to shift its space effort from a government-owned and run program to a competitive commercial industry.
Though no money has yet been allocated to build it, and India’s space agency ISRO has only begun design work, it has now apparently decided to name the space station the Bharatiya Antariksh Station.
They tentatively hope to launch a test module in 2028 to do unmanned rendezvous and docking tests, with assembly beginning in 2028 and completed by 2035.
None of this schedule is certain of course. ISRO has been proposing this space station since 2017. Nothing has ever come of those plans.
Only now does this seem more likely, with India’s effort to shift its space effort from a government-owned and run program to a competitive commercial industry.