Lok Sabha Question No. 3793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Shukryaan Mission
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Shri Ananta Nayak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3793

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2024

## SHUKRYAAN MISSION

## 3793.  SHRI ANANTA NAYAK:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  given  final  approval  for  its Shukryaan Mission;
- (b)
- if so, the details along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (c) time  by  which  the  said  mission  is  likely  to  be  launched  by ISRO;
- (d) the total amount of expenditure incurred/likely to be incurred thereon till its launch;
- (e) the time by which India's first space station will be established;
- (f) whether  ISRO  is  going  to  set  up/start  its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab in the space;
- (g) if  so,  the  salient  features  of  the  said  space  lab  and  its  aims and objectives;
- (h) the  manner  in  which  it  is  to  be  helpful  in  space  exploration and  establishing  India  as  a  potent  force  in  the  field  of  such exploration worldwide; and
- (i) the total amount of expenditure likely to be incurred thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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- (a) Yes, Sir. Approval given for Venus Orbital Mission (VOM).
- (b) The proposal for Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) aims to successfully orbit Venus  and  better understand the  Venusian surface  and  subsurface,  atmospheric  processes  and  influence  of Sun on Venusian atmosphere. The mission would provide opportunity to technologists and scientific community  of our country,  to  further  explore  and  understand  the  Venusian  science considerably  well  before  the  global  community.  The  Indian  Venus Mission  is  expected  to  answer  some  of  the  outstanding  scientific questions resulting in various scientific outcomes.
- (c) The mission is expected to be accomplished on the opportunity available during March , 2028.
- (d) The total approved fund for Venus Orbiter Mission is Rs. 1236 Crore,  out  of  which  Rs.  824  Crore  will  be  spent  on  the  VOM spacecraft.
- (e) It is planned to establish the 1 st  module of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) by 2028 and a fully operational BAS by 2035.

(f), (g) & (h)

Setting up of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab in Space is not currently envisaged.

However,  Bharatiya  Antariksh Station (BAS), will be the first National Space Laboratory to conduct multidisciplinary microgravity experiments  and  studies  in  the  fields  of  Science,  Technologies, Medicine, Agriculture, Space manufacturing, among others. BAS will be acting as platform for global & national collaboration, gateway  to  lunar  exploration  &  beyond  and  to  help  boosting  the Space Economy of the country. (i) missions to Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS),

With the recent approval of revision in Gaganyaan Programme, the scope of the program has been expanded to include precursor including development  &  launch  of  1 st   module  of  BAS  (BAS-01).  With  a  net additional  funding  of  Rs.  ₹11,170  Crore  in  the  already  approved programme, the total revised funding of Gaganyaan Programme with enhanced scope is Rs. ₹20,193 Cr.

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