K. Sivan, the chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said India plans to establish its own “very small” space station by 2030. He envisages a 20 ton space station, which will be used to conduct experiments on microgravity and will accommodate astronauts for up to 15-20 days in space. There will be no collaboration with any other country for this project, the space agency added.
A space station is a spacecraft capable of supporting crew members and is designed to remain in space for an extended period of time. It provides facilities for experiments and support vehicles to dock. The countries that have had space stations so far are the U.S., Russia, China, and a consortium of nations that own the International Space Station, a habitable artificial satellite, and the largest human-made body in low Earth orbit.
