India to witness launch of two moon missions by early 2018

India will witness the launch of two lunar missions early next year as the Indian Space Research Organisation will launch its Chandrayaan-2 mission that will aim towards deeper understanding of lunar surface.

ISRO will launch its Chandrayaan - 2 mission which is an advanced version of its previous 2018 and another mission by Team Indus. Team Indus is a group of space enthusiasts who want to unfurl the Tricolour on the moon's surface as a part of a global lunar competition.

Team Indus is leaving no stone unturned to achieve its goal as it has managed to rope in investors like Infosys co-founder and former UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani and space experts such as former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan and many experienced old hands from the Indian space agency.

Speaking to TOI, Nandan Nilekani said,''the team Indus is pursuing a big hairy audacious goal. I invested in Team Indus as I believe in their audacious mission to reach and land on the moon".

As confirmed by ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar, Team Indus will use PSLV to carry its 600-kg spacecraft to the lunar orbit, while on the other hand ISRO will use its heavylift rocket GSLV Mk II for the mission.

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