ISRO’s New Space Agenda For 2018 Will Have Two New Moon Mission, Says Nirmal Singh Lotus


To lead the global lunar competition and to go deeper into moon’s surface, there will two new moon missions in the ISRO’s space agenda for the year 2018. The first one is the initiative taken by Team Indus and the second one will be the advanced version of the Chandrayaan mission – Chandrayaan-2.
The Indian Space Research Organization has been at the center of the global space research programs for years and has taken an even stronger grip in the global lunar competition by bringing in two new moon mission after launching a 30 co-passenger satellites and Cartosat-2 last month. ISRO had made the likes of NASA and JAXA to applaud the efforts as the leaders in space.

ISRO is fairly new in the race but with its new projects coming in the picture, even the more established space-faring nations will be looking over their shoulders. ISRO has made the announcements about its 2018 space program and is all set to be in the leading position. If the latest reports are to be believed, ISRO will be launching two new lunar missions from India by 2018, said Nirmal Singh Lotus.

Team Indus has upped their game for this one. They have taken in a number of high-profile investors like Nandan Nilekani who is the co-founder of Infosys and formerly managed UIDAI.

Former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan is also being consulted by the team. When asked about the potential of mission, he said ‘It is time to solidify Indian’s position on the space map. We have been working in the right direction for years and this is the right time to put our feet on the gas. Adding two new moon missions in the 2018 lunar plan was always the idea, and we are glad that it is finally happening. Team Indus has poured its heart out for this mission. It is just a matter of months when the world will finally see the true potential of India’s space program.- Nirmal Singh Lotus


Team Indus is being led by IIT-Delhi alumnus R. Narayan. Under his capable guidance, the team is participating in the global competition with prize money of 30 million US dollars. The teams participating in the competition will be judged on the ability of their rovers to move on the surface of the moon and whether or not they are able to send back high-definition pictures to earth. - Nirmal Singh Lotus

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