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Indian Moon Mission To Launch Next Month

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. What! Even NASA is outsourcing to India? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    God help the US of A!

    1. Re:What! Even NASA is outsourcing to India? by rhyder128k · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Delhi, we are having a problem!"

      "Space module 1, are you sure your computer is plugged in?"

      "Yes, we have already checked that."

      "You are sure?"

      "Yes, we are very sure."

      "What is the model of your router?"

      "What?!!"

      --
      Michael Reed, freelance tech writer.
  2. Or in UK units: by Curmudgeonlyoldbloke · · Score: 5, Funny

    0.00129 Olympicses.

  3. Re:Misconversion? by NoisySplatter · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a space program, it's supposed to be missing decimals or digits.

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  4. Thank you, come again. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    At this rate, when the first space tourists reach the moon, there'll be a Kwiki-Mart there waiting for them.

  5. Re:Hmm. Maybe thats closer to 84 million USD by RaceProUK · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yoda is Indian?

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  6. Secret mission details. by old+dr+omr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Secret mission details: Apparently invloves 240,000 Miles of rope and a very loud flute.

  7. Re:Hmm. Maybe thats closer to 84 million USD by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yoda? Welsh he is!

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  8. Re:Hmm. Maybe thats closer to 84 million USD by srussia · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thats the price difference of insisting on *maned* spacecraft vers unmanned.

    Names being considered for the craft are: "Horse", "Unicorn", "Lion" (Singh)...

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    Set your phasers on "funky"!
  9. Re:Please, it's "Native American" by Notquitecajun · · Score: 4, Funny

    We're talking about dots, not feathers.

    /Dives for cover...

  10. Re:Hmm. Maybe thats closer to 84 million USD by ctetc007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Avast! It's Talk Like A Pirate Day! Today's not Talk Like Yoda Day, that's May 21, ya landlubbers!

    Avast! We got a problem with the (insert discrepant part here), Cap'n!
    Cap'n pulls out his pistol and shoots the officer.

  11. actual headline should read by nimbius · · Score: 3, Funny

    moon mission next month: 400 bollywood musicals about romance on the moon to follow.

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