India launches mission to land on the moon

A handout photo made available by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows ISRO's GSLV Mk III-D1 carrying communication satellite GSAT-19

Source: AAP Image/EPA/INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION HANDOUT

India has launched a rocket into space, hoping to perform a soft landing of a rover on the moon. The country's most ambitious space mission yet, the AUD$206 million mission, if successful, will enable India to carry out studies on the presence of water at the south pole of the moon.



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