MOON MISSION

Chandrayaan-2 Will Have 13 Payloads: ISRO

Further, the rover will roll out for carrying out scientific experiments on the lunar surface, ISRO has said, noting that instruments are also mounted on lander and orbiter for carrying out scientific experiments.

NASA Tests Rocket Engine for Moon Mission

The latest test was conducted on Thursday at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St Louis, Mississippi, US, NASA said in a statement.

India’s Second Moon Mission Chandrayaan-2 Gets Delayed Again

The 3,890-kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, to be launched onboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk-3, will orbit around the Moon to study its conditions and collect data of its topography, mineralogy and exosphere.

NASA Seeks US Partners to Develop Reusable Systems for Moon Mission

NASA is set to work with American companies to design and develop new reusable systems, in a major step to land astronauts on the surface of the Moon.

NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Says Fresh Moon Mission Does Not Need Big Budget

The NASA chief added that the space agency has a robust commercial marketplace of people that can provide access that historically did not exist.

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission to Cost Rs 800 Crore, Launch Postponed to October-November 2018

Chandrayaan-2 will be equipped with a lander and rover probe which will descend on the surface of the moon from where it will observe the lunar surface and send back data which will be useful for analysis of the lunar soil.

Chandrayaan-2 Mission Facts: Rover to Spend 14 Days on Moon, to Send Photos to Earth Within 15 Minutes

The second lunar mission comprises of an Orbiter, Lander and Rover and is aimed at sending photos of the moon to the Earth in 15 minutes and will spend 14 days on Moon, after which, it will go in sleep mode.