India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040
India aims to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040, the government has said.The country's space goals also include plans for a space station by 2035.
Indian's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced these ambitions on Tuesday, and also asked scientists to work on missions to Venus and Mars.
In August, India became the first country to land a spacecraft on the Moon's south pole, and in September it launched a rocket to study the Sun.