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First Indian students' Moon mission in 2019

First Indian students' Moon mission in 2019
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Key Highlights
  • The first Indian student mission to the Moon is set to lift off in 2019
  • The mission will be launched by Chennai-based Space Kidz India (SKI)
  • It will carry the lightest and smallest lander and rover to the moon
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.
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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.
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