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Chandrayaan-2 Lander To Be Named ‘Vikram’ After Sarabhai

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 The lander on the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which is scheduled to be launched in January 2019 will be named‘Vikram’ after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space programme. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has got clearance from the space commission. This mission, unlike Chandrayaan-1 which only orbited the Moon, involves a Lander soft-landing on the lunar surface and unloading a Rover to study and take measurements from the Moon, while the orbiter will go around the Earth’s satellite. 


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