| Aspect | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Focus | India's advanced space technologies, human spaceflight readiness, global partnerships, and commercial expansion. |
| Space Vision 2047 | Long-term roadmap to establish India as a leading global space power by the centenary of Independence. |
| SPADEX Mission | Launched aboard PSLV-C60; demonstrated autonomous docking and undocking of two satellites, power transfer, and circumnavigation. |
| CROPS-1 | India's first space biology experiment on POEM-4; cowpea seeds germinated in microgravity, aiding life-support systems for long-duration missions. |
| POEM-4 | Hosted 24 payloads; completed 1,000 orbits; focused on AI, robotics, green propulsion, and biology. |
| Aditya-L1 | Released solar data on photosphere, chromosphere, and corona; strengthened India's role in solar physics and space weather research. |
| Earth Observation | ISRO satellites accurately estimated wheat production at 122 million tonnes. |
| NISAR | India-NASA collaboration; dual-frequency radar satellite tracks ground deformation, ice sheets, and natural disasters. |
| Launch Infrastructure | Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota approved; SSLV Launch Complex advanced at Kulasekarapattinam. |
| Propulsion Advances | Semi-cryogenic engine hot tests, 1,000-hour life test of electric plasma thrusters, and in-space restart of C25 cryogenic stage achieved. |
| Gaganyaan Programme | Integrated air drop test of crew module parachute system completed; major safety milestone achieved. |
| Indian Astronaut on ISS | Shubhanshu Shukla flew to ISS aboard Axiom-04; spent 18 days conducting microgravity experiments and public outreach. |
| Space Medicine | Analog missions in Ladakh's Tso Kar Valley; astronaut health research framework developed with SCTIMST. |
| Indigenous Technology | VIKRAM3201 and KALPANA3201, India's first 32-bit space-grade microprocessors, achieved self-reliance. |
| Commercialisation of SSLV | Technology transfer agreement signed; enables industry-led SSLV launches. |
| Startup Participation | KALAM-1200 solid rocket motor static test conducted by an Indian startup at ISRO facilities. |
| Global Leadership | India assumed leadership in the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters; hosted GLEX 2025 in New Delhi; showcased achievements at IAC 2025 in Sydney. |
| Chintan Shivir 2025 | Organised by the Department of Space; focused on refining strategies for Space Vision 2047, including human spaceflight, commercial growth, and advanced science missions. |
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