India is gearing up for its second moon mission next year, a decade after its first.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now testing out its lunar landing system to be sure it can safely touchdown on the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan 2, as the mission is titled, is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2018, ISRO chief AS Kiran Kumar reportedly said at an event Wednesday.
Chandrayaan 2 will deliver an orbiter, lander and rover to the moon. It is an advanced version of the first lunar (Chandrayaan-1) mission that India launched in Oct. 2008. Read more…
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