Chandrayaan 2 launch put off due to tech snag |
The launch of Chandra yaan-2, India`s most ambitious space mission yet, was called-off early on Monday morning by the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO. The powerful GSLV Mark III rocket was set to go up from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 2:51 am with a rover that would land on the moon in about two months` time. However, after first being put on hold 56 minutes before blast-off, the launch was scrapped because of a "technical snag". Indian President Ram Nath Kovind was present at the space port for the mission. Confusion prevailed at the media centre as the countdown timer stopped with 56.24 minutes to go for the lift-off. Mission Control made an announcement that the countdown has been held back. The launch is unlikely even on July 16, when ISRO had lift-off window of 10 minutes. ISRO aimed to touch down on the South Pole of the moon where no country had gone before. Later ISRO tweeted, `A technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system one hour before the launch. As a measure of abundant precaution, Chandrayaan 2 launch has been called off for today. Revised launch date will be announced later.”
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