ISRO will be responsible for the development of spacecraft and launch. The project will be effectively managed and monitored through the established practices prevailing at ISRO. The mission is expected to be completed within 36 months of approval with the participation of industry and academia.

With the Union Cabinet’s nod for Chandrayaan 4, ISRO aims to land on the moon and retrieve samples by 2027. The mission is seen as a stepping stone toward sending an Indian cosmonaut to the moon.

Chandrayaan-4 will land on the Moon, collect samples, and return to Earth, paving the way for future missions.

The Union Cabinet approved expanding the Mission to include preparatory measures for an eventual manned moon mission.

Chandrayaan- mission would enable India to be self-sufficient in critical foundational technologies for manned missions, lunar sample return and scientific analysis of Lunar samples.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year announced that India would have a space station by 2035 and land humans on the Moon by 2040, the Cabinet has now approved an outline to embark on a path to

Chandrayaan-4, slated for launch in 2027, will be a critical stepping stone in India's lunar exploration program.

Responding to the Union cabinet's nod to India's fourth lunar mission, the Indian scientific community said that the country is not far from sending a 'cosmonaut' to the moon.Speaking to ANI, the former director of the Space Applications Centre,

The mission is expected to be completed within 36 months of approval and will demonstrate ISRO’s space-docking capability as well as sample-collection skills. It will have multiple launches