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Fly your name to the moon for Rs 500

Names of contributors to Team Indus project to be etched on an object going to space

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Alnoor Peermohamed Bengaluru

 
If you pay Rs 500 to the first private moon mission in the country, Team Indus, your name could be etched on an object travelling to the celestial satellite next year.

Team Indus is looking to raise money through crowdfunding for its mission. Those contributing would have their names written on an aluminium block that will accompany the mission’s rover to the moon, reaching on January 26, 2018.

The initiative, to be launched next month, is looking to raise up to $10 million by getting 1.4 million citizens to back the mission, with a minimum contribution of