Ahmedabad: Some of the proposals
submitted by the City based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)
for the Chandrayaan-2 mission are under final review by the
scientific advisory board, a top PRL scientist said Saturday.
"PRL has submitted few proposals for Chandrayaan-2
mission including the ones for rover and orbiter. Some of the
proposals are now under final phase of review by the
scientific advisory board (of ISRO)," PRL Chief Prof J N
Goswami told a news agency.
PRL located in the city is the basic science research
branch of Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO).
The launch vehicle for Chandrayaan-2 mission is
proposed to carry a lander alongwith a motorised rover,
besides an orbiter, Goswami said.
After launch, when Chandrayaan-2 lands on the lunar
surface, the motorised rover will detach from lunar orbiter.
The proposed rover shall move on lunar surface to
collect rock and soil samples, he said, adding so far the
scientific advisory body has reviewed around 30 proposals on
scientific payloads for the mission.
"The scientific advisory board is considering about 30
proposals on different type of scientific payloads to be
carried during Chandrayaan-2 and is expected to finalise in
next few months which centre of ISRO will develop what
payload," according to a senior PRL scientist.
ISRO expects to launch Chandrayaan-2 in 2013.
PTI
