The probability of accommodating foreign payloads on the proposed second Indian mission to the Moon – Chandrayaan 2 – has been ruled out. Sources reaffirm that the mission will be undertaking new experiments and trying out new technologies.

Bangalore: India plans to launch its first manned space mission in 2016 by sending two astronauts for a week-long sojourn in space.

Indian Space research Organization (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, has said that ISRO expects to launch Chandrayan-2 in 2013.

India plans to send a manned mission to space after it launches Chandrayaan-2.