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Veritas
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Ayushman
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Shukrayaan
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Venera
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Detailed explanation-1: -ISRO’s Venus mission, called Shukrayaan I, was expected to be launched in December 2024. The idea was born in 2012; five years later, ISRO commenced preliminary studies after the Department of Space received a 23% hike in the 2017-2018 budget.
Detailed explanation-2: -Venus became the first planet to be explored by a spacecraft when NASA’s Mariner 2 successfully flew by the planet at a range of 21,660 miles (34,854 kilometers) on Dec. 14, 1962. During a 42-minute scan, the spacecraft gathered significant data on the atmosphere and surface before continuing to heliocentric orbit.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shukrayaan-1 ( transl. Venus craft) is a planned orbiter to Venus by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to Union Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh, India’s first human space flight mission under the ‘Gaganyaan program’ is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2024. (21 December). Gaganyaan, India’s first human space mission, is set to launch in 2024.