Article Posted on : - Apr 30, 2010

NEW DELHI (PTI): India has signed a statement of intent with space-faring nations including the US to work on the concept of establishing a "robotic network" on the surface of the Moon to conduct detailed scientific investigations.

Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan said the network called 'International Lunar Network' will carry out detailed scientific investigations on the Moon.

"This is an international cooperative effort and will not constitute any binding commitments on the participating nations," he said.