India Achieves Historic Success with Low-Cost Moon Mission
India has made history today by launching its first ever mission to the moon, and at a fraction of the cost that other countries have paid. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its Chandrayaan-2 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. This mission marks India’s first lunar mission in over a decade, and is the first time an Indian mission has attempted a soft-landing on the lunar surface. The mission is estimated to cost around $140 million, a fraction of the estimated $2.4 billion that the US spent on its Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
Today marks a landmark achievement for India and ISRO as they successfully launch their first mission to the moon at a fraction of the cost that other countries have paid. The Chandrayaan-2 mission is estimated to cost around $140 million, a massive drop from the estimated $2.4 billion that the US spent on its Apollo 11 mission in 1969. India is now one of the few countries to have sent a mission to the moon, and with this mission, ISRO is setting a new standard of achievement for space exploration.
source: Phys.org