New Delhi, March 14 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for successfully de-docking the SpaDeX satellites in space, calling it a significant step toward India's ambition of building its own space station.

"Bharat's giant stride in space. Congratulations to Team @isro on the successful accomplishment of the de-docking of the SPADEX satellites in space," Shah wrote in a post on X.

He emphasized that the achievement aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of advancing India's space capabilities, including future missions such as Chandrayaan-4 and Gaganyaan.

"It is a proud moment for us that will accelerate PM @narendramodi's vision to build our own space...