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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has called off the launch of _Chandrayaan 2_ on Monday due to a technical glitch found in the launch vehicle system. ISRO stated on its official
twitter handle that the launch of India’s ambitious lunar mission _Chandrayaan 2_ had to be called off one hour before its launch due to the technical snag. Ready for a challenge? Click
here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The organization also stated that a revised launch date will soon be announced. ISRO tweeted, “A technical snag was observed in launch
vehicle system at 1 hour before the launch. As a measure of abundant precaution, #Chandrayaan2 launch has been called off for today. Revised launch date will be announced later.” Meanwhile,
people are having a field day on Twitter with some of them criticizing ISRO for the delay in the launch date and some encouraging the organization with their tweets. Ready for a challenge?
Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! > A technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system at 1 hour > before the launch. As a measure of abundant precaution,
> #Chandrayaan2 launch has been called off for today. Revised launch > date will be announced later. > > — ISRO (@isro) July 14, 2019 The people of the country were quite
excited with the hope that India’s first moon landing mission Chandrayaan 2 would be released on Monday. However, the delay of the launch date has disappointed many people. _Chandrayaan 2_
was expected to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk-III) at Sriharikota on Monday. The objective of the
_Chandrayaan 2_ mission is to get more information on the origin and evolution of the moon. The key payloads of _Chandrayaan 2_ include large area soft X-ray spectrometer, imaging IR
spectrometer, synthetic aperture radar L&S band, orbiter high resolution camera, alpha particle X-ray spectrometer and laser induced breakdown spectroscope. Apart from being India’s
first moon landing mission, it is also for the first time that two women scientists are leading a prestigious space mission as _Chandrayaan 2_. These two women scientists are Chandrayaan 2
project director Muthayya Vanitha and mission director Ritu Karidhal. _Chandrayaan 2_ is an advanced version of _Chandrayaan 1_. _Chandrayaan 1_ has been successful in detecting the presence
of water molecules and other chemical compositions on the moon. It may be mentioned that _Chandrayaan 2_ is the second version of the _Chandrayaan_ satellites after_ Chandraayan-1_, the
lunar satellite which discovered evidence of water molecules on the moon. Assam-born Professor Jitendra Nath Goswami, was associated with successful launches of _Chandrayaan 1_ and
Mangalyaan satellites.