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First module of India's maiden space station to lift off in 2028: ISRO chief

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August 24, 2025

THE first module of India's ambitious maiden space station, the Bharatiya Antriksh Station (BAS) will be launched into space in 2028, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan said on Saturday.

- BOSKY KHANNA @ Bengaluru

The module weighing 10 tonnes will be the first part of the BAS, which is planned to weigh 52 tonnes.

In his address at the inauguration of the second National Space Day in Delhi, Narayanan said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved the BAS mission, besides approving the Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) capable of carrying much heavier payloads than ISRO launchers are currently capable of.

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