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Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)

  • The Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) is India’s proposed space station, which the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aims to set up by 2035.
  • It  will orbit around 400 – 450 km above the Earth’s surface .
  • It will have five modules and will be built in phases. 
  • Targets: The first module (the Base Module) will be launch in 2028 and BAS will be operationalized by 2035. 
  • Current Status: BAS is currently in conceptualization phase, under which overall architecture, number and types of modules, docking ports etc. are being studied.
  • Bharatiya Antariksh Station will boost microgravity based scientific research & technology development activities. This will lead to technological spin-offs and encourage innovations in key areas of research and development.
  • Recently, the Union cabinet has approved the building of the first unit of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station by extending the scope of Gaganyaan program. 
  • Revised Gaganyaan Programme include: 
    • Development of the first module of BAS and four missions for demonstration & validation of various technologies for BAS by December, 2028.
    • Four missions under ongoing Gaganyaan Programme by 2026 

    Additional Information

    1.The two currently operational space stations are the International Space Station (ISS) and China’s Tiangong Space Station (TSS).

    2.The ISS has been operational since 1998, with collaboration from multiple countries including the US, Canada, Russia, and Japan. 

    3.The Tiangong space station is a Chinese space station built in low Earth orbit between 340 and 450 kilometers above the earth.It is part of China Manned Space Program and is the country’s first long-term space station.