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TeamIndus could dropout of Google Lunar XPRIZE competition after ISRO denies them PSLV launch vehicle

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Pankaj Sharma
TeamIndus could dropout of Google Lunar XPRIZE competition after ISRO denies them PSLV launch vehicle

TeamIndus had reportedly aimed to land on the moon by 31 March 2018 using ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

Google Lunar XPRIZE is a competition which is aiming to inspire engineers and innovators to come up with low-cost methods of robotic space exploration.

To win the competition, the team needs to successfully place a space probe on the moon's surface, make it travel at least 500 meters and then transmit HD video and images back to Earth.

The winner gets $20 million, while the second place team gets $5 million.

However, according to a report in The Ken, multiple ISRO sources have confirmed to it that TeamIndus will not be getting the PSLV rocket as TeamIndus could not generate funds needed to pay for the launch and operations beyond.

The Ken had earlier reported that TeamIndus was already late in reaching its technical milestones and it was evident that even if they had received the required funding, logistical and technical failures would have made it impossible to meet the 31 March deadline set by Lunar XPRIZE.

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