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30-04-03, 00:46
India plans unmanned moon mission
11:07:31 AM
Bangalore, April 29 - A 78-million-dollar unmanned lunar mission plan seeks to showcase India's scientific prowess and stake its claim to join a select club for future planetary missions, a top space official said.
"On one side it will quench the scientific curiosity and on the other meet a technological challenge," said K. Kasturirangan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
"It should be a quantum jump in terms of our capability," he said, adding the mission would enhance India's status as a potential partner in future space exploration.
"If you look across the world at the pace at which space is growing, the 21st century will certainly witness a tremendous growth in terms of investments for planetary exploration," he said.
Kasturirangan said planets such as mars, jupiter, venus and mercury would come under scientific investigation.
India's lunar mission, which is awaiting the government's nod, will launch a 400 kilogramme (880 pound) satellite into orbit within the next five years using a locally built polar satellite launch vehicle.
11:07:31 AM
Bangalore, April 29 - A 78-million-dollar unmanned lunar mission plan seeks to showcase India's scientific prowess and stake its claim to join a select club for future planetary missions, a top space official said.
"On one side it will quench the scientific curiosity and on the other meet a technological challenge," said K. Kasturirangan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
"It should be a quantum jump in terms of our capability," he said, adding the mission would enhance India's status as a potential partner in future space exploration.
"If you look across the world at the pace at which space is growing, the 21st century will certainly witness a tremendous growth in terms of investments for planetary exploration," he said.
Kasturirangan said planets such as mars, jupiter, venus and mercury would come under scientific investigation.
India's lunar mission, which is awaiting the government's nod, will launch a 400 kilogramme (880 pound) satellite into orbit within the next five years using a locally built polar satellite launch vehicle.