India fires rocket toward moon after week-long delay

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India fires rocket toward moon after week-long delay
By  Nicholas Sakelaris


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July 22 (UPI) -- India succeeded Monday on its second attempt at firing a rocket toward the moon.

The GSLV-MkIII heavy lift rocket lifted off at the Indian Space Research Organization's Andhra Pradesh Sriharikota launch site. The unmanned mission will deliver payloads to the moon and lunar orbit, including a lander-rover to study the soil. It's scheduled to make a landing on the moon in early September.

The first attempt at firing the rocket was called off at the last minute a week ago after officials found a "technical snag" in the assembly.

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