Elon Musk on Chandrayaan-3
The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 has successfully touched down on the southern pole of the Moon. Currently, the Chandrayaan-3 mission is garnering praise all around the world. Elon Musk has also shared his thoughts on ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission budget. It might surprise you that the budget for India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is even lower than that of the Hollywood film ‘Interstellar’.
The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the southern pole of the Moon on Wednesday evening. This mission was conducted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and it has been witnessed by the entire world. Chandrayaan-3 mission is gaining significant global recognition and receiving commendation. The budget for this mission is being discussed worldwide, and even prominent figures like Elon Musk have praised it.
A viral tweet has highlighted that the budget for Chandrayaan-3 is lower than that of the Hollywood film ‘Interstellar’. Elon Musk tweeted his appreciation for this mission and the efforts of the scientists. He said, “This mission is good for India.”
Budget of Chandrayaan
According to this tweet, the budget for Chandrayaan-3 is only $75 million (approximately 615 crore rupees). This budget is even lower than the budget of the film ‘Interstellar’, which was $165 million (approximately 1300 crore rupees). This tweet is rapidly spreading across the globe.
During this time, Elon Musk also praised the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted, “This mission is good for India.”
This mission is highly cost-effective compared to other lunar missions worldwide. The total cost of the Chandrayaan-3 mission includes spacecraft development, launch operations, mission control, and data analysis. The total budget for the Chandrayaan-3 mission is only $75 million (approximately 615 crore rupees).
In 2013, India kept the budget for the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) even lower than the budget of the Hollywood film ‘Gravity’. The budget for ‘Gravity’ was 644 crore rupees, while the budget for Mangalyaan was only 470 crore rupees.
India’s space missions are known for their budget efficiency. The budget for the Chandrayaan-3 mission is much lower compared to previous lunar missions. The initial estimate for the budget of the Chandrayaan-3 mission was that the cost of spacecraft development, launch services, mission control, and data analysis would be around 250 crore rupees, with an additional launch service cost of 365 crore rupees.
Chandrayaan-3 was launched with a slight delay due to the pandemic, but its success is now evident to the world. This mission demonstrates that important space missions can be achieved with limited budgets.
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AVATAR movie budget
On July 14, Chandrayaan-3 took off from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It was a unique moment where our nation was sending its dreams to the skies. The Chandrayaan-3 mission has the lowest budget among all lunar missions globally, even surpassing the budget of the film ‘Avatar’. The budget for the film ‘Avatar’ was around 1970 crore rupees, whereas the budget for the Chandrayaan-3 mission is just $75 million (approximately 615 crore rupees).
The science fiction film ‘Interstellar’ had a budget of $165 million (approximately 1300 crore rupees), and ‘Avatar’ had a budget of around 1970 crore rupees. This is a perplexing time – people all around the world are astonished by how India managed the Moon mission at such low costs.
In recent times, the budget for Russia’s Luna-25 mission was much higher than that of Chandrayaan-3. The estimated budget for Luna-25 was about $200 million (approximately 1663 crore rupees). With this budget, Russia has also incurred a loss of around 16.6 billion rupees due to the mission’s failure.
