Chandrayaan-2: India space launch delayed by technical problem (BBC) {lunar landing}

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The launch of India's second lunar mission has been halted, less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, to due to a technical problem, says the Indian Space Research Organisation.

If successful, India will become the fourth country to make a soft landing on the Moon's surface.

Only the US, China and the former Soviet Union have been able to do so.

The $150m mission - Chandrayaan-2 - aims to gather data on water, minerals and rock formations on the Moon.
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The lander and rover are expected to touch down near the lunar south pole in early September, becoming the first ever spacecraft to land in that region.
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more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48905147?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world&link_location=live-reporting-story

[Judi Lynn]

1. Best wishes for this new launch to a different area on the moon. Thanks for the post. n/t