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Chandrayaan-2 ( ), is India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the mission is planned to be launched to the Moon by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), includes a lunar orbiter, a lander and a lunar rover, all developed by India. India is planning to launch Chandrayaan-2 by the end of 2017 or beginning of 2018.〔 According to ISRO, this mission will use and test various new technologies and conduct new experiments. The wheeled rover will move on the lunar surface and will pick up soil or rock samples for on-site chemical analysis. The data will be relayed to Earth through the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. ==History== On November 12, 2007, representatives of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and ISRO signed an agreement for the two agencies to work together on the Chandrayaan-2 project. ISRO would have the prime responsibility for the orbiter and rover, while Roskosmos was to provide the lander. The Indian Government approved the mission in a meeting of the Union Cabinet held on 18 September 2008 chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The design of the space craft was completed in August 2009, with scientists of both countries conducting a joint review. Although ISRO finalized the payload for Chandrayaan-2 per schedule,〔 the mission was postponed,〔 and rescheduled to 2016 because Russia was unable to develop the lander on time.〔(‘India’s next moon mission depends on Russia’ ). (September 9, 2012)〕 Later Roscosmos withdrew in wake of the failure of the Russian Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars, reason being technical aspects connected with the Phobos-Grunt mission were also used in the lunar projects, which need to be reviewed.〔 When Russia cited its inability to provide the lander even by 2015, India decided to develop the lunar mission independently.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chandrayaan-2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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