India’s First Analog Space Mission Launched

• India’s first Mars and Moon analog mission in Leh, Ladakh, initiated.

• Collaborative effort by ISRO, AAKA Space Studio Pvt. Ltd, University of Ladakh, IIT Bombay, and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.

• The mission aims to simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to enhance human spaceflight capabilities.

• The mission is designed to simulate extraterrestrial conditions on Mars and the Moon.