LUNAR POLAR EXPLORATION (LPE) MISSION

About:

• The mission aims to put a lander and rover on Moon’s surface. The mission will be launched after 2023.
  
  
• Japanese space agency JAXA would be building the overall landing module and the rover, while ISRO would develop the lander system.
  
  
• The mission will be launched from Japan, and the designated launch vehicle is the H3 rocket, manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
  
  
• Observational data suggests the existence of water in the polar regions of Moon. The mission intends to obtain data on the quantity and forms of water resources present, in order to determine the feasibility of utilizing such resources for sustainable space exploration activities in the future.