India Launches Mission To the Moon

SRIHARIKOTA, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA - JULY 22: The moon bound streaks through the sky leaving a smoke trail. The Indian space agency successfully lofted its second mission to the moon named Chandrayaan-2 or Moon Vehicle. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) used its most power full rocket the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-3 or the Baahubali rocket, which leaves behind a smoke trail. The successful launch took place on July 22, 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on the Island of Sriharikota. The Indian moon shoot or the robotic satellite consists of an orbiter, a lander called Vikram and a moon rover called Pragyaan. India is targeting to land near the South Pole of the moon. The media gallery was packed with journalists from across the globe. The entrance of the space centre is adorned with models of Indian rockets. (Photo by Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images)