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ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-2: Lesser known facts about India's moon mission
SUMMARY
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 on July 15— a day before the first lunar landing, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first walked on the moon, 50 years ago. Chandrayaan-2 is the first spacecraft that will make a soft landing on moon's south pole on September 6, 2019, and will conduct experiments on the lunar terrain with home-grown technology. Here are some of the interesting facts about the mission:
By CNBC-TV18 Jul 10, 2019 12:20:50 PM IST (Published)
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