- India’s space agency called off its lunar mission on Monday after it observed a “technical snag” just one hour before its scheduled launch time.
- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in a tweet on Monday that Chandrayaan 2 was called off “as a measure of abundant precaution,” and said it would be announcing a new launch date in the future.
- The mission was approved in 2008 and was slated to touch down on the moon’s uncharted South Pole on September 6.
- According to Reuters, the 10 billion rupee ($146 million) mission’s success would put India alongside the read more >>>
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