Indian Spacecraft Launched Last Month Is Now Orbiting Moon
An unmanned spacecraft India launched last month began orbiting the moon Tuesday to study previously discovered water deposits.
The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-2 (Moon Chariot 2), with on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-mark III-M1), launches at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of southern Andhra Pradesh state, on July 22, 2019. Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
NEW DELHI—An unmanned spacecraft India launched last month began orbiting the moon on Tuesday, Aug. 20, as it approaches the lunar south pole to study previously discovered water deposits.
The Indian Space Research Organization said it successfully maneuvered Chandrayaan-2, the Sanskrit word for “moon craft,” into lunar orbit, nearly a month after it left Earth. The mission is led by two female scientists.
