NEW Delhi: India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world’s spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch a spacecraft using homegrown technology on Monday, and it is scheduled to touch down on the moon September 6 or 7. The $141-million Chandrayaan-2 mission will analyze minerals, map the moon’s surface and search for water.

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