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Cover Story India on the Moon

into space, the entire country joins in and feels
proud. The country prays for it, and when it
succeeds, every countryman expresses it with
joy, enthusiasm, and pride. Every citizen of India
considers that success his own. However, even
if something unexpected happens somewhere—
something unimaginable—the country stands
with its scientists and encourages them.
Whether a scientist or a farmer-labourer the
space mission of the new India becomes the
mission of the people of the country. Be it the
mission of Chandrayaan-2 or the mission of FUTURE MISSIONS OF THE COUNTRY
Chandrayaan-3, the country and the world have
seen the emotional solidarity of India during
this time. India's space mission is, in a way, the n Gaganyaan: ISRO's most ambitious mission. India
biggest identity of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'. is planning to send its astronauts into space
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision is very through this mission. Gaganyaan will have a
clear. He believes that to meet the needs of India, total of three space missions in which the first
the development of science in India should be two will be unmanned. A budget provision of Rs
the basic motivation of our scientific community. 9,023 crore has been made for this.
Science in India should make India self-reliant. n XPoSat Mission: India will soon start work on the
Today, 17–18 percent of the world's human XPoSat Mission. This mission is planned to study
population lives in India. The work related to such the dynamics of space sources. This satellite
science, which will meet the needs of India, will will study the dynamics of astronomical X-ray
give momentum to 17–18 percent of the world's sources under extreme conditions. It will be used
humanity. It will affect all of humanity. It is the in the country's first mission to study the stars.
result of this thinking that India is waving its flag
to the moon today. n Space Docking Experiment: Space docking
technology refers to the technique of connecting
SPACE FLIGHT THROUGH POLICY REFORMS two spacecraft in space. This is a technology
The vision with which 21st-century India is with the help of which it is possible to send
moving forward today and the reforms it is humans from one spacecraft to another.
undertaking are based on unwavering faith in Therefore, space docking is extremely important
India's potential. India's potential is no less for the operation of the space station.
important than that of any other country in
the world. It is the responsibility of the central
government to remove every obstacle in front of
this potential, and it is leaving no stone unturned
for this. There has never been such a decisive
government in India as there is today. The major n Freedom for innovation in the private sector.
reforms that are taking place in India today in the n Role of government as an enabler
space sector and space technology are linked to n Preparing youth for the future
this.
Reforms in the space sector and Prime n Seeing the space sector as a resource for
Minister Narendra Modi's vision are based on general human progress
four pillars, which in themselves open doors to There was a time when the space sector
extraordinary possibilities: meant only government control. For decades,

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