India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander delayed until May
The new colonial movement: India has once again delayed the launch of its Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander, pushing the launch back to May.
Previously they had said they’d launch in mid-April.
The article implies that the month delay has to do with scheduling the lander’s arrival so that it arrives at the best time during the long lunar day.
This mission was originally set to launch in April 2018, then October 2018, then January 2019. Because of these delays, Israel’s Beresheet lunar lander leap-frogged them to the Moon, and now stands poised to make Israel the fourth nation to achieve a lunar landing, beating India.
The new colonial movement: India has once again delayed the launch of its Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander, pushing the launch back to May.
Previously they had said they’d launch in mid-April.
The article implies that the month delay has to do with scheduling the lander’s arrival so that it arrives at the best time during the long lunar day.
This mission was originally set to launch in April 2018, then October 2018, then January 2019. Because of these delays, Israel’s Beresheet lunar lander leap-frogged them to the Moon, and now stands poised to make Israel the fourth nation to achieve a lunar landing, beating India.