ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair told reporters that India will attempt to land a probe on the moon by 2013, Sify News reports:
“Our first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-I, has given us a substantial understanding about entering the moon’s orbit. But ensuring the safe landing of the rover on the lunar surface is still an obstacle,’ Nair told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony here.
Meanwhile, the nation’s efforts to send a spacecraft to Mars are being hampered by a lack of resources:
‘The Mars mission could be delayed as we don’t have enough scientific ideas coming through. In India, there is a requirement for more students to take up pure sciences and undertake research activities,’ he said.
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I was paid $65,000 from the State of Ohio to try and prove we really landed on the moon.
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