Breakup of the $78.5 mn Chandrayaan bill (To go with Despite rain, India’s maiden moon mission on track)

Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) Break-up of the Rs.3.86 billion ($78.5 million) bill for India’s maiden moon mission:

Deep Space Network: Rs.1 billion ($20 million)

Rocket: Rs.1 billion ($20 million)

Payload development: Rs.530 million ($11 million)

Spacecraft bus: Rs.830 million ($17 million)

Scientific data centre, external network support and project management expenses: Rs.500 million ($10 million)

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