Getty Images India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world's spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole. 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 $ 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 .