India to go alone in second moon mission

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India will go on its own in its second moon mission without any Russian tie-up, the parliament was told Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy said: "Chandrayaan-2 would be a lone mission by India without Russian tie-up." He said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) have been pursuing Chandrayaan-2 as a joint ...

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