A year ago, most people even in Sasken Communication Technologies's Bengaluru headquarters didn't know about Team Indus, which was working out of its campus. Today, any visitor to Sasken's office would first notice the lunar lander adorning the foyer.
[Photographs by Hemant Mishra of Mint]
Even though Team Indus signed up late for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, it has garnered immense support from a myriad of partners and has reached important milestones in its quest to send a spacecraft and robot to the moon. In January it was one of four teams to win a $1 million Milestone Prize for the lander system. NS Ramnath and photographer Hemant Mishra from Mint provide us a peek into how the team works.
Also read the related article on Team Indus here.