India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon's south pole

This view of the Moon's cratered South Pole was seen by NASA's Clementine spacecraft in 1996.

India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lander and rover in collaboration with Japan.

S. Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), discussed the upcoming missions during an invited talk in New Delhi last week.