India has become the first country in history to make a soft landing at the Moon’s South Pole. And this was done on a very modest budget.
What is known
The Indian mission is called Chandrayaan-3. She started over a month ago. Last week, the lander made a soft landing at the Moon’s South Pole.
According to Reuter, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) spent only 6.15 billion rupees on the mission, i.e. about $75 million. For comparison, the Luna-25 mission, which ended in the crash of the interplanetary station, cost the Russian budget $130 million.
SpaceX spends about $67 million on each Falcon 9 rocket launch, while Falcon Heavy missions cost almost $100 million. But the Artemis lunar program budget is $93 billion and will continue to grow.
Source: Reuters
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2023-08-28 11:13:13
