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Chandrayaan-2: India’s moon landing

Chandrayaan-2: India’s moon landing

India has sent a rover and orbiter to the moon. We look at the tech driving it.

Digital Planet · BBC World Service

July 23, 201936m 39s

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Show Notes

The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, succeeded this week in getting its latest lunar lander into earth orbit. A new mobile money platform mGurush launches in South Sudan. In London young developers compete for a prestigious award, and in New Zealand a simple app offers security for lonely situations.

(Photo: Indian Space Research Organisation orbiter vehicle Chandrayaan-2 launch. Credit: ISRO HANDOUT © European Photopress Agency)

Producer: Alex Mansfield