Indian Moon Mission To Launch Next Month

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.

Comments

What! Even NASA is outsourcing to India?

[Anonymous Coward]

God help the US of A!

Re:What! Even NASA is outsourcing to India?

[rhyder128k]

"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?!!"

Or in UK units:

[Curmudgeonlyoldbloke]

0.00129 Olympicses.

Re:Misconversion?

[NoisySplatter]

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

Thank you, come again.

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Re:Hmm. Maybe thats closer to 84 million USD

[RaceProUK]

Yoda is Indian?

Secret mission details.

[old dr omr]

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

Re:Please, it's "Native American"

[Notquitecajun]

We're talking about dots, not feathers.

/Dives for cover...