Written by Amitabh Sinha |Pune |Updated: July 14, 2019 1:37:24 pm
Destination Moon: Chandrayaan-2 to launch India into new space age
The Chandrayaan-2, a moon-lander and rover mission, is designed to go where no spacecraft has gone before.
ONE OF the often recalled statements in the Indian space establishment is a remark by Vikram Sarabhai explaining the rationale of India’s space programme: “There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations in the exploration of the moon or the planets or manned space flight. But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society”.
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