Now in a next lunar mission, ISRO in collaboration with Japenese space agency, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is planning a Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission, also known as Chandrayaan-4, slated for launch in the 2025/2026 timeframe. The aim of this mission is to obtain knowledge of lunar water resources and to explore the suitability of the lunar polar region for the establishment of a lunar base.
India would develop the lander while Japan will build the rover. LUPEX is likely to be launched by Japan’s H3 launch vehicle.
In the past few years, satellites, telescopes and various cameras around the moon have provided positive indications of water. In 2008, the first of Chandrayaan Series, Chandrayaan-1 has many achievements and one of the discovery was "widespread presence of water molecules in lunar soil".
Lupex will put an end to this much-discussed speculation – "if there's water on Moon or not?". The trajectory of the lunar mission may change in the coming days. However, details about this operation are not known yet.
In the past few years, satellites, telescopes and various cameras around the moon have provided positive indications of water. In 2008, the first of Chandrayaan Series, Chandrayaan-1 has many achievements and one of the discovery was "widespread presence of water molecules in lunar soil".
Lupex will put an end to this much-discussed speculation – "if there's water on Moon or not?". The trajectory of the lunar mission may change in the coming days. However, details about this operation are not known yet.
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Lupex or 'Chandrayaan-4' is also expected to improve mutual relations between India and Japan. The campaign could be launched by 2026
Meanwhile, today an another lunar mission called "XRISM"— led by JAXA in collaboration with NASA and with contributions from ESA (European Space Agency) — is scheduled to launch on an H-IIA rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 8:26 p.m. EDT i.e on Sunday, Aug. 27 (9:26 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 28, in Japan).
Meanwhile, today an another lunar mission called "XRISM"— led by JAXA in collaboration with NASA and with contributions from ESA (European Space Agency) — is scheduled to launch on an H-IIA rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 8:26 p.m. EDT i.e on Sunday, Aug. 27 (9:26 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 28, in Japan).
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