India approves Chandrayaan-4 for 2028 and plans major space growth through 2035.

ISRO plans seven more launches before the end of the financial year, including a fully industry-built PSLV and commercial missions, as part of a three-year effort to triple spacecraft production. The Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample-return mission is approved for 2028, making it India’s most complex space mission to date. A joint India-Japan mission, LUPEX, will explore water ice at the Moon’s south pole. The Gaganyaan crewed mission remains on track for 2027, with uncrewed tests scheduled for 2025. India aims to launch an Indian Space Station by 2035, with the first module by 2028, and a crewed lunar landing by 2040. The domestic space economy is projected to grow from $8.2 billion to $44 billion by 2033, with over 450 industries and 330 startups now participating following 2020 reforms.