India's first analog space mission

• India's first analog space mission has been launched by ISRO to plan lunar mission experiments.

• India's first analog space mission has been launched in Leh, Ladakh.

• In Leh, ISRO will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat.

• Analog space missions are field tests in locations on Earth.

• They have physical similarity with extreme space environments.

• They play a vital role in problem solving for space flight research.