(a) whether any payloads from foreign countries were carried in Chandrayan-I;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether these payloads were carried free of cost; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
(a) whether any payloads from foreign countries were carried in Chandrayan-I;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether these payloads were carried free of cost; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE,
MINISTRY OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS,
MINISTRY OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS ,
MINISTRY OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND
MINISTRY OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN):
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) 5 Payloads from foreign countries were carried in Chandrayaan-I. They are Near Infra Red Spectrometer &
Sub Kev Atom Reflecting Analyser from Sweden, Radiation Dose Monitor Experiment from Bulgaria and Miniature
Synthetic Aperture Radar & Moon Mineralogy Mapper from USA.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d) These payloads were selected for carrying onboard Chandrayaan-I based on an International Announcement
of Opportunity and their scientific merit.