NEW DELHI, Jan. 10 -- India is planning to make its third visit to the Moon, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chairman K. Sivan said on Wednesday, 1 January.
The agency has also identified four astronauts for Gaganyaan, the country's first human space flight set for launch in 2021, he said.
Sivan said "2020 is going to be the year for Chandrayaan-3 (the spacecraft for the third Moon mission) and for Gaganyaan (without a crew). The government has formally approved Chandrayaan-3 and we have begun the work. The project is going smoothly so far."
Isro's mission to the Sun, Aditya-L1, to study Sun's corona, which has major impact on the climate change on earth is also lined up for this year.
Sivan said the configuration of Chandraya...