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National Space Day 2026

Published on 25 Aug 2026

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National Space Day 2026
  • Celebrated on 23 August 2026 to mark Chandrayaan-3’s soft landing near the Moon’s south pole on 23 August 2023.
  • Theme: “Towards Viksit Bharat – Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring Global Space Leadership.”
  • India became the fourth nation to soft-land on the Moon and the first to land at the south pole; a site named Shiv Shakti Point.
  • The day promotes STEM interest, private-sector growth via IN-SPACe and celebrates ISRO achievements such as Mangalyaan and Aditya-L1.
  • Highlights future goals including Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-4.

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