New Delhi. The central government has approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission for new achievements in the field of space. The purpose of this mission is to land the spacecraft on the moon, collect soil samples there and bring them back safely to Earth. The cabinet also approved the establishment of the Venus Orbiter Mission and the Indian Space Station (BAS). This means that in the interim, India will now also have its own station.
However, the cabinet has decided that both missions will be launched together by the year 2028. The first mission is Chandrayaan-4, for which Rs 2,104 crore has been approved. Two different rockets will be used in the mission. A budget of Rs 1,236 crore has been kept for the second mission i.e. Venus Orbiter Mission. It is to be launched in March 2028. Its main objective is to increase our understanding about the surface and atmosphere of Venus as well as the effect of the Sun on the atmosphere of Venus.