India's Role In Upcoming Space Missions

25 June, 2024 Credit: ISRO

Gaganyaan: India’s First Human Spaceflight

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Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (Mangalyaan-2)

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Shukrayaan-1: Mission to Venus

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Aditya-L1: Studying the Sun

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Collaboration with NASA: NISAR Mission

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