Chandrayaan-2 to include lander and rover in a first for any Indian space mission
15, Jun 2019
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- Chandrayaan-2, India’s second Moon mission, will be launched on July 15.
- Chandrayaan-1 mission was launched about 10 years ago.
- Chandrayaan-2, which will be launched at 2.51 a.m. from Sriharikota, includes a lander and a rover for the first time in an Indian space mission. The moon landing is planned for September 6 or 7.