Does Chandrayaan 2 have a Russian connection?

          Chandrayaan 2 does have a Russian connection. ISRO had made an agreement to work with Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency for the development of Chandrayaan 2. By an agreement made on 12 November, 2007, the two agencies signed to share the responsibilities of the lunar mission.

          ISRO was to take the major responsibility of building the orbiter and rover while Roscosmos was supposed to develop the lander. The government of India chaired by Manmohan Singh approved this pact in September, 2008. Within a year, the design of the spacecraft was completed and was approved by the scientists from both the countries after a joint review.

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