ISRO Kicks Off India's First Analog Space Mission in Ladakh's Leh

Bengaluru: ISRO announced the launch of its analogue space mission in Leh, Ladakh, on Friday. This mission aims to simulate space conditions for research and development purposes. 

The ISRO analogue mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth, the space agency said in a post on 'X'.

"India's first analog space mission kicks off in Leh!" ISRO said.

"A collaborative effort by Human Spaceflight Centre, ISRO, AAKA Space Studio, University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and supported by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, this mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth," the statement said.