India to build space station in 7 years
15, Jun 2019
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CONTEXT:
- India will build its own space station in low earth orbit to conduct microgravity experiments in space in 5 -7 years.
- The proposed Indian space station would be much smaller than the existing International Space Station (ISS).
- The prospects of setting up such a space station at an altitude of 400 kilometres from Earth would hinge on successfully carrying the ‘Gaganyaan’ human space mission.