Swedish envoy to India Jan Thesleff has appreciated India's space missions and its achievements in the field.

He said several other nations failed to touch India's achievements in the arena despite spending more money.

Expressing hope for the success of India's Venus mission, he described the journey as 'fascinating'.

He said the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would collaborate for the Venus mission.

The mission is named Shukrayaan-1.

Speaking to ANI, Thesleff said, "It is (the Venus mission) fascinating. What India is doing. India is achieving so much, that other countries that spent much more budget cannot achieve. This really proves the talent of Indian scientists. We believe strongly in the Venus mission."

Indian Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the development of Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), which will be a significant step towards the Government’s vision of exploring and studying the Venus, beyond moon and mars.

Venus, the closest planet to Earth and believed to have formed in conditions similar to Earth, offers a unique opportunity to understand how planetary environments can evolve very differently.

The ‘Venus Orbiter Mission’ to be accomplished by Department of Space is envisaged to orbit a scientific spacecraft in the orbit of planet Venus for better understanding of the Venusian surface and subsurface, atmospheric processes and influence of Sun on Venusian atmosphere.

The study of the under rlying causes of transformation of Venus, which is believed to be once habitable and quite similar to Earth would be an invaluable aid in understanding the evolution of the sister planets, both Venus and Earth.

ISRO will be responsible for the development of spacecraft and its launch. The Project will be effectively managed and monitored through the established practices prevailing at ISRO. The data generated from the mission would be disseminated to the scientific community through existing mechanisms

The mission is expected to be accomplished on the opportunity available during March 2028.

Why the mission is important?

The Indian Venus mission is expected to answer some of the outstanding scientific questions resulting in various scientific outcomes.

The realization of the spacecraft and launch vehicle is through various industries and it is envisaged that there would be large employment potential and technology spin-off to other sectors of the economy.