<p>India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon.</p>

<p>Just five days before the 50th anniversary of man's first lunar landing, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/chandrayaan-2-lunar-mission-why-the-interest-in-moon-235503">Chandrayaan-2</a>&nbsp;will blast off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It will launch at 2:51 am on July15.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to reports, India has spent about Rs 978 crore ($142 million) to get<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/chandrayaan-2-a-important-and-prestigious-mission-isro-chief-k-sivan-235506"> Chandrayaan-2 ready for the 384,400 kilometres</a> (around 240,000 miles) trip from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to the scheduled landing on the lunar South Pole on September 6. The nearly 1000 crore cost includes Rs 603 crore mission cost and Rs 375 crore for its launch, the cost of GSLV MK III.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the cost is much lower than the recently released hollywood blockbuster "Avengers: Endgame", which was made in a whopping budget of Rs 2,443 crores ($356 million).</p>

<p>Earlier, ISRO's Mangalyaan was hailed for being far cheaper at $74 million than Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's Gravity which had an estimated budget of $100 million.</p>

<p><strong>Watch: Chandrayaan-2 all set for 3.84 lakh km voyage</strong></p>

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<p>This will be India's first attempt to land on the moon and the rover will go to the moon's south pole where no country has gone before. It will be an extension of the Gaganyaan mission.</p>

<p>Till now only three countries have landed on the moon i.e. the Soviet Union, the United States and China.</p>

<p>The United States spent about $25 billion -- the equivalent of more than $100 billion in current prices -- on 15 Apollo missions, including the six that put Neil Armstrong, the first person to step on the moon, and other astronauts on the Moon.&nbsp;</p>

<p>China landed its Chang'e 4 lunar craft in January, and spent $8.4 billion on its entire space programme in 2017, according to the International Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development figures.</p>

<p>And Russia -- the first country to land an unmanned Moon rocket in 1966 -- spent more than $20 billion at today's values on lunar missions in the 1960s and 70s.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon. Just five days before the 50th anniversary of man's first lunar landing, Chandrayaan-2 will blast off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon. Just five days before the 50th anniversary of man's first lunar landing, Chandrayaan-2 will blast off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It will launch at 2:51 am on July15. According to reports, India has spent about Rs 978 crore ($142 million) to get Chandrayaan-2 ready for the 384,400 kilometres (around 240,000 miles) trip from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to the scheduled landing on the lunar South Pole on September 6. The nearly 1000 crore cost includes Rs 603 crore mission cost and Rs 375 crore for its launch, the cost of GSLV MK III. However, the cost is much lower than the recently released hollywood blockbuster "Avengers: Endgame", which was made in a whopping budget of Rs 2,443 crores ($356 million). Earlier, ISRO's Mangalyaan was hailed for being far cheaper at $74 million than Sandra Bullock and George Clooney's Gravity which had an estimated budget of $100 million. Watch: Chandrayaan-2 all set for 3.84 lakh km voyage × This will be India's first attempt to land on the moon and the rover will go to the moon's south pole where no country has gone before. It will be an extension of the Gaganyaan mission. Till now only three countries have landed on the moon i.e. the Soviet Union, the United States and China. The United States spent about $25 billion -- the equivalent of more than $100 billion in current prices -- on 15 Apollo missions, including the six that put Neil Armstrong, the first person to step on the moon, and other astronauts on the Moon. China landed its Chang'e 4 lunar craft in January, and spent $8.4 billion on its entire space programme in 2017, according to the International Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development figures. And Russia -- the first country to land an unmanned Moon rocket in 1966 -- spent more than $20 billion at today's values on lunar missions in the 1960s and 70s. (With inputs from agencies)

Chandrayaan-2 costs less than hollywood blockbuster 'Avengers Endgame'

<p>India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/countdown-begins-for-launch-of-chandrayaan-ii-tomorrow-235687">low-cost mission</a> to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon.</p>

<p>The Chandrayaan-2&nbsp;is set to blast off at 2:51 am on July 15 in Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.</p>

<p>Chandrayaan-2, which has home-grown technology, will explore the far sight of South Pole of Moon where no mission has ever set foot.</p>

<p>It will be the first Indian expedition to attempt a soft landing on the lunar surface. This mission will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to carry out a soft landing on Moon.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/live-chandrayaan-2-indias-second-lunar-exploration-mission-235637"><strong>Live: Chandrayaan-2 — India's second lunar exploration mission</strong></a></p>

<p>India's second moon mission is also grabbing attention from western media and scientific journals. They also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a US based newspaper said that India's space program&nbsp;gained "new prominence" under the leader.</p>

<p>"Although India’s space program began as early as the 1960s, it has gained new prominence under Prime Minister Narendra Modi...PM Modi has promoted the space program as a symbol of the country’s rising stature internationally and a bulwark of its defence capabilities," the Washington Post stated in its report.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/chandrayaan-2-isro-gears-up-to-launch-second-sojourn-to-the-moon-235692">In pics: Chandrayaan-2 — ISRO gears up to launch second sojourn to the moon</a></p>

<p>"The success of the mission is going to boost national morale and contribute to [India’s] scientific endeavours in ways ranging from academic research to national security. The mission is completely indigenous, with heavy participation from the private sector and academia, involving young scientists from across the country—a reflection of India’s rising scientific temper," America's Scientific American reported in its story.</p>

<p>"The mission will also serve as a proof of principle, demonstrating that India possesses the technical prowess not only to land on the moon but also to remotely operate a robotic rover there," the report added.</p>

<p>The Guardian newspaper reporting the same stated, "At 2.51am on Monday 15 July, engineers at India’s national spaceport at Sriharikota will blast their Chandrayaan-2 probe into orbit around the Earth. It will be the most ambitious space mission the nation has attempted."</p>

<p><strong>Watch: A brief history of every moon mission in the history of space exploration</strong></p>

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<p>Another US-based Newspaper The New York Times said "For India, reaching the moon would highlight its technological advances" in its report.</p>

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India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon. The Chandrayaan-2 is set to blast off at 2:51 am on July 15 in Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.

India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon. The Chandrayaan-2 is set to blast off at 2:51 am on July 15 in Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-2, which has home-grown technology, will explore the far sight of South Pole of Moon where no mission has ever set foot. It will be the first Indian expedition to attempt a soft landing on the lunar surface. This mission will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to carry out a soft landing on Moon. Live: Chandrayaan-2 — India's second lunar exploration mission India's second moon mission is also grabbing attention from western media and scientific journals. They also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a US based newspaper said that India's space program gained "new prominence" under the leader. "Although India’s space program began as early as the 1960s, it has gained new prominence under Prime Minister Narendra Modi...PM Modi has promoted the space program as a symbol of the country’s rising stature internationally and a bulwark of its defence capabilities," the Washington Post stated in its report. In pics: Chandrayaan-2 — ISRO gears up to launch second sojourn to the moon "The success of the mission is going to boost national morale and contribute to [India’s] scientific endeavours in ways ranging from academic research to national security. The mission is completely indigenous, with heavy participation from the private sector and academia, involving young scientists from across the country—a reflection of India’s rising scientific temper," America's Scientific American reported in its story. "The mission will also serve as a proof of principle, demonstrating that India possesses the technical prowess not only to land on the moon but also to remotely operate a robotic rover there," the report added. The Guardian newspaper reporting the same stated, "At 2.51am on Monday 15 July, engineers at India’s national spaceport at Sriharikota will blast their Chandrayaan-2 probe into orbit around the Earth. It will be the most ambitious space mission the nation has attempted." Watch: A brief history of every moon mission in the history of space exploration × Another US-based Newspaper The New York Times said "For India, reaching the moon would highlight its technological advances" in its report. (With inputs from agencies)

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