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Andrew Jones

REVEALED: India sets sights on a moon base by 2047 | Vintage Vibes

Illustration showing four astronauts in white spacesuits exploring the moon.

India is setting long-term goals that could see the country establish its own moon base before 2050.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S. Somanath set out a provisional, integrated roadmap for exploring the moon in a Nov. 28 talk at a symposium organized by the Indian Society of Geomatics and the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. The plan would build on India's recent lunar achievements and progress in human spaceflight ambitions.

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