mo4ch:>‘Where nobody’s ever gone’: India’s mission to unexplored regions of the Moon starts in a few hours | Mo4ch News

India is about to send its latest Moon mission, Chandrayaan 2, into orbit. The “most complex” project in the history of the nation’s space program might lead to groundbreaking discoveries – but others might reap its benefits.Chandrayaan 2 will take off from the Sriharikota launch site, located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal 80 kilometers north of Chennai, using India’s most powerful rocket – the GSLV Mk.3. The launch is scheduled for 02:51 local time on July 15 (21:21 GMT July 14). If the mission goes as planned, the lander will touch down on the Moon’s surface about 70 degrees south of the equator on September 6.Ahead of the launch, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) issued a video presenting the mission in the form of a trailer for a sci-fi blockbuster. An off-screen female voice refers to the Chandrayaan 2 as a mission “capturing the imagination of millions of Indians,” which is sent to “explore a new world, a new home…”The ambitious project, which ISRO head Kailasava…