India’s mission to the moon takes off

India has successfully launched its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag.

Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 09:13 GMT on Monday from the Sriharikota space station.

It is the most complex mission ever attempted by the agency.

Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission launch telecast in Mumbai
Indian people cheers and celebrates as they watch the live telecast of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) orbiter vehicle ‘Chandrayaan-2’, India’s first moon lander and rover mission planned and developed by the ISRO GSLV MKIII-M1, at the Nehru Science Center, in Mumbai, India, 22 July 2019. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

India’s space chief said his agency had “bounced back with flying colours” after the aborted first attempt.

India hopes the $150m mission will be the first to land on the Moon’s south pole.

The lift-off was broadcast live on TV and the space agency’s official social media accounts.

 

 

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