WorldAsiaSpacePrint articleIndia aborts moon mission launchEmily SchmallJul 15, 2019 – 9.17amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginSriharikota, India | India aborted the launch on Monday of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon, less than an hour before lift-off.The Chandrayaan-2 mission was called off when a "technical snag" was observed in the 640-tonne, 14-storey rocket launcher, Indian Space Research Organisation spokesman B.R. Guruprasad said.Loading...AAPSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreSpaceIndiaNarendra ModiLatest In AsiaFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In World