An Indian start-up hopes to reach moon this year

Team Indus is recognised as the first and only Indian team in Google Lunar Xprize

A grand prize of $20 million is at stake at Google Lunar Xprize for the team that will successfully land and control a robot on the moon. The robot must be privately developed and funded, and capable of travelling a distance of more than 500 meters (1,640 feet).
 
No team has yet to win the prize despite the interest that many have shown since the competition was announced in 2007.
 
An Indian startup, however, has stepped up to make their dreams into a reality, and many believe that this group of innovative entrepreneurs has the potential to win