 "Isro has so far launched missions, with Chandrayaan-1 (pictured) for moon and Mangalyaan-1 for Mars, besides an observatory in space with Astrosat. Photo: Reuters")
India is planning to launch a return mission to Mars and a spacecraft to study asteroids, Venus and the sun, as it looks to build a body of scientific data to encourage more people to take up research.
So far, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has launched missions with Chandrayaan-1 for moon and Mangalyaan-1 for Mars, besides an observatory in space with Astrosat. In March, it is returning to the moon with a lander and a rover that would explore the earth’s satellite for water and helium. Subsequently, it will launch Aditya, a satellite that will carry instruments to understand
