Space Ambition — PM Modi Urges Scientists to Gear Up for Deep Space Exploration

On India’s second National Space Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspired the scientific community to look beyond lunar and Martian achievements and explore deeper realms of space.

In a stirring address delivered on India’s second National Space Day (August 24, 2025), Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the nation’s scientific community to push India’s space ambitions further into deep space exploration. Pointing to past successes on the Moon and Mars, he emphasized that the “horizons beyond galaxies” now beckon, signaling a bold expansion of the country’s cosmic vision .

Modi’s message underscores India’s transition from near-Earth missions toward more audacious space endeavours, aligning with global trends in exploration. His remarks, delivered at a gathering of prominent space researchers, reiterated the strategic importance of developing advanced technologies to enable missions far beyond Earth’s orbit—a move anticipated to position India among the major players in deep space research.