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According to the initial plans charted out by the Indian space agency, it will build a lunar lander and rover that will be put into orbit by a Japanese rocket, with a landing planned near the south pole of the Moon. “The rover will then travel to the permanent shadow region of the moon which never sees sunlight,” Bhardwaj said, reports PTI.
Space Aura wants to send space tourists in balloon-propelled capsule
Mumbai-based Space Aura has begun building a space capsule that measures 10 feet by 8 feet, able to carry six tourists and a pilot into space, according to PTI.
