India marked National Space Day 2025 on August 23, celebrating two years since Chandrayaan-3’s Moon landing. The day also honored astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla’s ISS mission and showcased ISRO’s ambitious roadmap, from Gaganyaan to the Bharatiya Antariksha Station.

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• August 23 observed as National Space Day since 2023
• Marks Chandrayaan-3’s south pole landing anniversary
• 2025 milestone: Shubhanshu Shukla, first Indian on ISS
• PM Modi praised Shukla, invited youth to astronaut pool
• India now 4th country with space docking capability
• Upcoming 2025: Gaganyaan-2 human flight test
• Late 2025: Venus Orbiter Mission (Shukrayaan) launch
• 2026: Mars Orbiter-2, Lunar Polar Mission with JAXA
• 2026: Gaganyaan-3 to carry Indian astronauts
• 2028: Chandrayaan-4 to bring back Moon samples
• 2028–2035: Bharatiya Antariksha Station to be built
• Future: AstroSat-2 for deep space studies
• ISRO doubled missions in last decade
• Global partnerships expanding with JAXA, Axiom