indiaUpdated: Dec 31, 2019 18:34 ISTIndia will launch its third mission to the moon in the year 2020, confirmed minister of state for department of space Jitendra Singh on Tuesday. With just a lander and rover, Chandrayaan-3 will attempt a soft landing on the moon again, said the Union minister“Yes, the lander and rover mission will happen in 2020. The country’s second mission to moon went awry in the last 2.1km of its journey when its lander Vikram hard landed just 500 metres from the chosen landing site on September 7. The hard landing was confirmed officially by Jitendra Singh in the Parliament. As a result, Vikram hard landed within 500 m of the designated landing site,” the reply said.

Source: Hindustan Times December 31, 2019 11:16 UTC