ISRO Achieves Historic Space Docking Breakthrough, Paving Way for Lunar and Human Spaceflight Missions

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New Delhi: India’s space ambitions reached a new milestone as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully de-docked its SpaDeX satellites, a critical step toward future lunar explorations, human spaceflight, and the development of India’s own space station.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh took to social media to congratulate ISRO, calling the achievement a major leap forward for the country’s space program. He emphasized that this breakthrough would facilitate upcoming missions such as Chandrayaan 4, Gaganyaan, and the ambitious Bharatiya Antriksha Station. Singh credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unwavering support for propelling India’s space sector to new heights.

The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) was initially launched on December 30, 2024, aboard the PSLV C60 rocket from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The mission involved two small satellites—SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target)—alongside 24 other payloads. ISRO designed SpaDeX as a cost-effective technology demonstrator, proving India’s ability to perform in-orbit docking, a crucial technology for multi-launch missions, lunar sample returns, and future space station construction.

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