<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> on Wednesday said India's maiden human spaceflight, expected in early 2027, highlights the country’s rising aspirations.</p>.<p>In a recorded message to the Global Space Exploration Conference here, Modi said for India, space is about exploration as well as empowerment and listed out plans to establish the Indian space station by 2035 and send an astronaut to the moon by 2040.</p>.<p>“India’s space journey is not about racing others. It is about reaching higher together,” he said in the message recorded on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The prime minister said India will soon launch a dedicated G20 satellite which will be a gift for the global south. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</a> on Wednesday said India's maiden human spaceflight, expected in early 2027, highlights the country’s rising aspirations.</p>.<p>In a recorded message to the Global Space Exploration Conference here, Modi said for India, space is about exploration as well as empowerment and listed out plans to establish the Indian space station by 2035 and send an astronaut to the moon by 2040.</p>.<p>“India’s space journey is not about racing others. It is about reaching higher together,” he said in the message recorded on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The prime minister said India will soon launch a dedicated G20 satellite which will be a gift for the global south. </p>