India Aborts Moon Mission Due to ‘Technical Snag’

NEW DELHI—India’s space organization is examining the technical snag that led to the aborting of the launch Monday of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon, an official said.
India Aborts Moon Mission Due to ‘Technical Snag’
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 stands at Satish Dhawan Space Center after the mission was aborted at the last minute at Sriharikota, in southern India, on July 15, 2019. Manish Swarup/AP Photo
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NEW DELHI—India’s space organization is examining the technical snag that led to the aborting of the launch on July 15 of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon, an official said.

The Chandrayaan-2 mission was called off shortly before liftoff early Monday by the Indian Space Research Organization when a “technical snag” was observed in the 640-ton, 14-story rocket launcher.