India planning to have own space station, says ISRO chief Sivan

The space station project will be an extension of India's Gaganyaan programme.

ISRO Chairman K Sivan | Photo: R Senthil Kumar | PTI

New Delhi: India is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan said Thursday.

The ambitious project will be an extension of the Gaganyaan mission.

“We have to sustain the Gaganyaan programme after the launch of (the) human space mission. In this context, India is planning to have its own space station,” Sivan told reporters here.