India Going for the Moon
Second Lunar Mission in a Year Source: NASA image of the Moon To Explore Moon's South Pole - Unchartered Territory India is gearing up to launch its second Moon mission within a year on Monday, July 22. The mission is daring, ambitious and exciting. India will land a rover on the Moon's South Pole which is unexplored territory. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) categorizes the mission as "Boldly going to where no country has gone before". The aim is to explore for water and helium 3. That isotope is so abundant on the Moon, that it has the potential to meet global energy needs for 250 years. That is if the substance can be harnessed. Staking Out Space Leadership India is establishing itself a position of leadership in space, alongside of the US, Russia and China. It has ambitious plans including a manned space mission by 2022. All of the technology it is using for the July 22 mission was made in India, accordi...