How many modules will the complete Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) have, per ISRO's finalised configuration?

Five. Five is the answer. ISRO has worked out the overall station as five modules. Each module is a sealed section that crews join in orbit. The first one, BAS-01, is approved and targeted for 2028. The full station is targeted for 2035. Three, seven and two are not the planned count. Memory hook: five modules by 2035. Read more: Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan Mission, India's Space Programme.

What total outlay did the Union Cabinet approve in September 2024 for eight missions, covering Gaganyaan and early BAS work?

₹20,193 crore. ₹20,193 crore is the answer. The Union Cabinet approved it in September 2024. The money covers eight missions. BAS shares this budget with the Gaganyaan programme. The Cabinet widened Gaganyaan's scope to include early BAS work. The other three amounts are not the approved outlay. Memory hook: one budget, two programmes. Read more: Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan Mission, India's Space Programme.

By which year is BAS-01, the first module of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station, targeted for launch?

2028. 2028 is the answer. The government has approved BAS-01. It is targeted for launch by 2028. The full five-module station is targeted for 2035, which is a different milestone. A crewed lunar mission is named for 2040. Memory hook: first module 2028, full station 2035. Read more: Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan Mission, India's Space Programme.

What does docking mean in a space station?

Joining two spacecraft together in orbit. Joining two spacecraft in orbit is the answer. A station needs docking because modules and visiting ships must link up. ISRO says its docking systems are worked out. They include electrical and mechanical links. Landing in the sea is recovery, not docking. Memory hook: dock means join. Read more: Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan Mission, India's Space Programme.

In which year was the first element of the International Space Station, Zarya, launched?

1998. 1998 is the answer. The ISS was launched in 1998, starting with the Zarya element. Five space agencies run it. They come from the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. The 1988 and 2011 options are not the launch year. Memory hook: Zarya in 1998. Read more: Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan Mission, India's Space Programme.

Which part of the Gaganyaan system can pull the crew away if a launch goes wrong?

The Crew Escape System. The Crew Escape System is the answer. It is built to carry the crew away from the rocket in an emergency. The Human Rated Launch Vehicle lifts the crew. The Orbital Module is the spacecraft that carries them. The parachute system slows the capsule on return. Memory hook: escape means rescue. Read more: Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan Mission, India's Space Programme.

The Prime Minister linked the Cabinet's September 2024 decision on BAS to a crewed lunar mission by which year?

2040. 2040 is the answer. The Prime Minister named two goals. One is a self-sustained space station by 2035. The other is a crewed lunar mission by 2040. So 2035 is the station year, not the lunar year. 2028 is the first-module year. Memory hook: station 2035, Moon 2040. Read more: Bharatiya Antariksh Station, Gaganyaan Mission, India's Space Programme.

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