Chandrayaan-2: India launches second Moon mission

[Vegas Roller]

Source: BBC

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 14:43 local time (09:13 GMT) from the Sriharikota space station.
India's space chief said his agency had "bounced back with flying colours" after the aborted first attempt.

India hopes the $145m (£116m) mission will be the first to land on the Moon's south pole.
The spacecraft has entered the Earth's orbit, where it will stay for 23 days before it begins a series of manoeuvres that will take it into lunar orbit.

If successful, India will become the fourth country to make a soft landing on the Moon's surface. Only the former Soviet Union, the US and China have been able to do so.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49032603

[Sapient Donkey]

1. Cool. I hope it continues to go well

Doesn't look like it's gonna get there until September, though. I was kinda hoping it was only going to be a few weeks.

[lagomorph777]

2. Cool! Interesting choice of target. Looking for ice?

[onetexan]

3. WOOHOO!!

When can we expect the grand opening of the first exotic lunar marigold hotel on the moon?