US EditionPM 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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India To Create Its Own Space Station: PM Modi In Independence Day 2025 Speech
About the next chapter in India's push in the space race, PM Modi said that the country is working towards building its own Space Station. He expressed pride over more than 300 local startups working in the space sector.
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