Indian Moon Mission To Launch Next Month

Posted by timothy on Thursday September 18, 2008 @11:22PM from the goa-head-with-launch dept.

Anil Kandangath writes with word that the Indian moon mission plans (mentioned earlier on Slashdot) are about to be put to the test. "While the spacecraft itself will not land on the Moon, it will act as an orbiter and land a rover on the surface. The spacecraft is being launched next month sometime between October 22 and October 26. The spacecraft payload includes 11 payloads (including one from NASA) and will perform remote sensing and studies of the lunar surface. The mission is estimated to cost Rs 386 crore (~ 84.3 million USD)." Update: 09/21 18:29 GMT by T : Thanks to reader Anil Gaddam for pointing out that this figure had been originally misstated as 7.7 million USD.

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Re:Thank you, come again. by WindBourne · 2008-09-19 04:30 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Yes, We know. We robbed you last week. We Will see you this weekend.

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I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
Re:Don't ask stupid questions by slarr · 2008-09-19 05:35 · Score: 0, Flamebait

well, the US is also a bunch of monkey-worshippers now...bowing down to George Bush...so let the immature bunch stfp and get on with talk about the moon !!