India To Go Alone In Second Moon Mission
Chennai: India will go on its own in its second moon mission without any Russian tie-up, the parliament was told recently.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy said: "Chandrayaan-2 would be a lone mission by India without Russian tie-up."
He said Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) have been pursuing Chandrayaan-2 as a joint mission under which ROSCOSMOS had the responsibility for the Moon Lander and ISRO had the responsibility to realize the Rover Module, Orbiter and the launch by geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV)/rocket.
Chandrayaan-2, as originally envisaged and approved by the government in September 2008 (at a cost of 
425 crore, excluding cost of GSLV and Lander) is an important step in India's planetary exploration.
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