South Asia
India Appears to Fail in Bid to Land on South Pole of Moon With Chandrayaan-2 Mission
Communication was lost with the Vikram lander.
Communication was lost with the Vikram lander.
An unmanned Indian spacecraft named Chandrayaan-II will attempt a feat only achieved by China so far.
India also hopes to be the fourth country to land on the moon on September 6 this year.
Indian companies are looking to get a piece of the action in the $300 billion global space industry.
New Delhi is working to develop counter-space capabilities like laser weapons and co-orbital killers.
India’s space program has come a long way since transporting rocket parts on bicycles.
The Indian space agency says the expected date for its latest moon mission is three years ahead of schedule.
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