India, Japan to Begin Chandrayaan-5 Design Phase

Key Points

• 1Indian and Japanese space agencies will soon commence the preliminary design phase of the lander and the rover for the Chandrayaan-5 mission.
• 2Chandrayaan-5, also known as LUPEX, is a joint project between ISRO and JAXA to study water and water-ice on the lunar surface and subsurface.
• 3The mission is proposed to lift off on a Japanese rocket, H3, sometime in 2027-28, as per the article.
• 4ISRO is developing Chandrayaan-5’s lander, and JAXA is building the 350-kg rover.
• 5ISRO chief V Narayanan said the Chandrayaan-5 mission is proposed to be for 3.5 months (100 days).