ISRO's Moon mission on path as envisaged, says former chairman

Dr G Madhavan Nair, former chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said the government was supportive of the Mars mission which is currently at a conceptual stage.

Talking to Press Trust of India on the sidelines of the 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Combustion, he said the ISRO's Moon mission is on path as envisaged and the government is supportive of the mission.

He said while there is a need to go for semi cryogenic engines using kerosene and liquid oxygen as it will prove cost effective, the next stage will be reusable rockets and reusable launch vehicles.