The Union Cabinet on Wednesday green-lit four important space endeavours for launches by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in the near future.

With the Union Cabinet’s nod for Chandrayaan 4, ISRO aims to land on the moon and retrieve samples by 2027. The mission is seen as a stepping stone toward sending an Indian cosmonaut to the moon.

The four projects approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday that includes Chandrayaan-4, Venus Orbiter Mission, a New Generation Launch Vehicle, and building the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (an extension of the Gaganyaan programme) has an outlay of around Rs.

The Indian government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has officially approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission, an innovative lunar exploration initiative.

The Union Cabinet has approved space missions totalling Rs 31,772 crores paving the way for the roadmap for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) till almost 2040.

India approves moon sample return, Venus orbiter, space station module and reusable launcher The Indian government has given approval to a number of major space projects including the Chandrayaan-4 lunar sample return and a first space station module.

All the missions are time-bound and there has been good progress on all of these,” said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while announcing the Cabinet decisions. The Indian Space Research Organisation ( Isro) will aim for a March 2028 launch for the Venus mission — when Earth and Venus are at their closest.

ISRO’s Shukrayaan-1 mission, also known as Venus Orbiter Mission, marks India’s first ambitious step toward exploring Venus. The mission aims to study the planet’s atmosphere, surface, and volcanic activity,

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the expansion of the Chandrayaan mission, whose third phase successfully landed a lander and rover on the Moon. The Cabinet also cleared the plan for the Venus orbiter mission,