First Indian students' Moon mission in 2019

MUMBAI: The first Indian student mission to the Moon is set to lift off in 2019, said Vinay Bhardwaj and Yagna Sai of Chennai-based

Space Kidz India

(SKI), which launched the world's first tiniest and lightest satellite, KalamSat, from a Nasa-sounding rocket in 2017.


The mission, to be launched by SKI, will carry the lightest and smallest lander and rover to the moon, Bhardwaj and Sai told at a presentation organised by School Of Entrepreneurial Exploration at

IIT-Bombay

on Saturday.

Bhardwaj told TOI a decision is expected soon on choosing a launcher. They told the audience comprising IIT faculty members that SKI is a kids' organisation and the mission was open to students. "Please join and support us in the lunar mission,'' Bhardwaj said.