LUPEX Mission
- The Indo-Japanese Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission is envisaged to explore the permanently shadowed regions or the dark side of the moon.
- The main objective of the mission is to confirm the presence of water in the polar regions of the moon.
- The mission is expected to be launched in the next couple of years.
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are specifically working on completing the phase-A study of the joint Lunar polar exploration mission; finalizing the instruments to be accommodated in lander and rover.
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