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Space: India and the world

From Chandrayaan-3’s landing near the Moon’s south pole to the first Indian on the International Space Station, and NASA’s picture of the day. Our coverage of ISRO, NASA and the night sky.

Updated 4 November 2026
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Key facts
ISRO founded
15 August 1969
Chandrayaan-3
Landed near the Moon’s south pole on 23 August 2023, now National Space Day
Aditya-L1
India’s first solar observatory, at the L1 point since 6 January 2024
Indians in space
Rakesh Sharma (1984); Shubhanshu Shukla, on the International Space Station in 2025
Next for India
Gaganyaan, the human spaceflight programme

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