GLEX 2025

  • 07 May 2025

On 7th May 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Global Conference on Space Exploration (GLEX) 2025, outlining India’s milestones and future ambitions in space, while calling for global collaboration.

  • PM emphasized that space is not just a destination but a symbol of humanity’s collective spirit of curiosity, courage, and progress.
  • He celebrated India’s evolution in space, from launching a modest rocket in 1963 to becoming the first nation to land near the Moon’s South Pole with Chandrayaan-3.
  • The Prime Minister cited India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, lunar missions, cryogenic engine development, and the launch of over 400 satellites for 34 countries as major achievements.
  • India’s recent milestone of docking two satellites in orbit was hailed as a step towards advanced interstellar missions.