Believe It Or Not, India's Budget For Chandrayaan-3 Was Half Of What Christopher Nolan Spent On 'Interstellar'
Before Chandrayaan-3's moon landing commences, Indians are praying extensively for the mission to succeed. However, very few know the details that went into making the lunar lander. It cost ISRO half of what Christopher Nolan spent on making 'Interstellar' to create the moon lander.
India is biting its nails in anticipation. Natives of the country have overtaken every available nuskha there is to send good vibes to Chandrayaan-3 before its landing on the moon on August 23.
The third lunar mission launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to touch down on the South Pole of the moon at 6:04 pm today. As the moon mission comes closer to making a successful landing, questions about the mission cloud desi minds, including how much the mission cost India.
Chandrayaan-3 Budget Reportedly Half The Amount Christopher Nolan Spent On Interstellar
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To a layman who knows nothing about space travel, one thing is certain - it wasn't cheap. However, as it turns out, in comparison to what Christopher Nolan spent on making his popular 2014 film ¡®Interstellar¡¯, India did hit a space bargain!
While Nolan spent nearly $165 million (Rs 1,365 crore, roughly) back when he was working on the iconic film, India only spent $75 million (Rs 620 crore) on its third moon mission, claim reports. The alarming gap between the cost of making the movie and sending a lander to the moon has been a shock to many.
The comparison was first aired on Twitter (X, if you will) by former journalist Cindy Pom. Her post garnered a lot of traction, even Elon Musk replied to the fact and wrote, ¡°Good for India!¡± adding an Indian flag emoji to his compliment to the country.
Good for India ??!
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 22, 2023
Lunar Mission Budgets Before Chandrayaan-3
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Compared to Chandrayaan-3, the previous missions to the moon were a bit costlier. The about-to-land mission to the moon is evidently more cost-effective and affordable when put side by side with the previous lunar landers, Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2.
For Chandrayaan-2, it is reported that the total cost for the lander, orbiter, rover, navigation, and ground support network was nearly Rs 603 crore. This excludes the cost of the geostationary satellite launch vehicle which came out to be about Rs 375 crore, skyrocketing the total budget of the second Indian moon mission to Rs 978 crore.
If we continue on this line of comparison, Chandrayaan-3 was also more cost-efficient than Russia¡¯s Luna 25 mission which was in a space race with the Indian lander before it made a hard landing on the surface and crashed on the moon.
While Russia has not made its accounts public for the mission, it is reported that the country spent over Rs 1,600 crore on the mission, a bit too steep of a budget compared to India¡¯s Chandrayaan-3.
Tell us what you think about the cost comparison between Chandrayaan-3 and Interstellar in the comments below.
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