Indian authorities have recently revealed that for the first time ever, they will boldly go to Venus as well as re-visit the Red Planet very soon. As revealed in the hundreds of pages of the new-format electronic budget documents, it was found that the Indian government is formally acknowledging these two new bold inter-planetary sojourns to Earth's immediate neighbors. The news comes right after ISRO has revealed that they will be attempting to undertake its mega launch where it will place not just ten or twenty, but a record 104 satellites in space in a single mission.
Authorities have claimed that in mankind's history, no country has ever attempted to hit a century in a single mission. It is said that if all goes according to what has been planned, on the morning of February 15, India's ISRO, which has been considered as the leading space organization globally, and is also said to be one of the best and most competitive in the multi-billion-dollar space launch market, will allegedly put 104 satellites in space using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Three satellites will be from India and a 101 other satellites will be originated from different countries.
Indian Mars Mission
According to reports revealed by NDTV Online, India's current plan states that they will launch its second mission to Mars in 2021-2022, which might probably be using a robot on the surface of the Red Planet. Furthermore, it was found that while India's first mission to Mars that took place in 2013 was a purely Indian mission, the French space agency has shown keenness to collaborate in making the Mars rover for the second mission. Experts have also revealed that the second Indian mission to Mars will most likely be all about doing good science since the first one had a nationalistic streak on it in trying to beat China to the orbit of Mars which the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) did magnificently.
ISRO's Mission To Venus
Meanwhile, in one of his statements reported by Meri News, Michael M Watkins, Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said that India's Venus mission is likely to be an orbiter mission. Additionally, Watkins has revealed that considering the little understanding about the said planet, NASA would definitely be willing to collaborate with India's maiden voyage to Venus. Ultimately, former chairman of ISRO, K Kasturirangan said that India should be part of this global adventure as exploring Venus and Mars is very worthwhile.
