The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch its $ 500 m , unmanned Chandrayaan-2 craft , second lunar mission in the coming year , and for it to land near the Moon 's unexplored south pole on 6 or 7 September – around 20 years before a manned US expedition . India also aims to become the fourth nation to send humans to the lunar surface in 2022 as part of its ambitious space programme .
The Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch its $141m, unmanned Chandrayaan-2 craft, second lunar mission in the coming days, aiming for it to land near the Moon's unexplored south pole on 6 or 7 September – around five years before a manned US expedition. India also aims to become the fourth nation to send humans to the lunar surface in 2022 as part of its ambitious space programme.