Fill in the Blanks: India’s Space Vision 2047 aims to have the Bharatiya Antariksha Station in orbit by the year _____ and land Indians on the Moon using indigenous technologies by the year _____.

Correct — B. At a review of the Gaganyaan mission in October 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set two goals: a Bharatiya Antariksha Station by 2035 and the first Indian on the Moon by 2040.

In the order the blanks ask, station then Moon, that is 2035, 2040.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  2030, 2035 — Both years are five years early. The October 2023 goals were the space station by 2035 and an Indian on the Moon by 2040.
• (c)
  2040, 2047 — 2040 is the Moon goal, not the station's, and 2047 is the vision's horizon year, not the landing date.
• (d)
  2027, 2035 — Here 2035 sits in the Moon slot, but it is the space station's year. The goal for an Indian on the Moon is 2040.

India's human spaceflight plans are laid out in steps. Gaganyaan comes first: a crewed flight to low Earth orbit on the human-rated LVM3 (HLVM3).

The October 2023 review then set the next two goals, the Bharatiya Antariksha Station (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and an Indian on the Moon by 2040. The Department of Space was to develop a roadmap for Moon exploration.

Key facts

• Bharatiya Antariksha Station (Indian Space Station): target 2035.
• First Indian on the Moon: target 2040.
• Both targets were set at the Prime Minister's review of the Gaganyaan mission in October 2023.
• HLVM3, the human-rated LVM3, is Gaganyaan's launch vehicle.

Common traps

• Reversing the two years. The station comes first (2035), the Moon landing later (2040).
• Treating 2047, the vision's horizon, as a milestone date.

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