Isro lines up Chandrayaan-6, 7 & 8 ahead of India's 2040 Moon landing goal

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Isro has lined up Chandrayaan-6, 7 and 8 missions ahead of India's 2040 Moon landing goal, with the objective of creating human habitation bases on the moon, mars and other extraterrestial bodies.

https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/isro-lines-up-chandrayaan-6-7-8-ahead-of-indias-2040-moon-landing-goal-2776846-2025-08-26

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India is accelerating its lunar program with plans for Chandrayaan-6, 7, and 8, building on the momentum of upcoming Chandrayaan-4 and Chandrayaan-5 missions.

The long-term roadmap was discussed during the National Space Day meet, where Isro officials highlighted a strategic sequence of missions leading up to India’s ambitious target of  landing an astronaut on the Moon by 2040.

Chandrayaan-4 is set to undertake a sample return mission, bringing rocks and soil back to Earth for the first time in India’s space exploration history. This will be a major step in planetary science, offering laboratories in India unprecedented direct access to lunar material.

Meanwhile, Chandrayaan-5, also known as the Lupxe mission, will be a landmark collaboration with Japan. The mission will feature an Indian-built lander and a Japanese-built rover, expected to be the heaviest rover deployed on the lunar surface so far.