ISRO has revealed that it plans a moon mission and that it would gear up for this complex and challenging task.

After the successful launch of the lunar mission Chandrayan I, India now aims to send a man to the moon and that could happen as soon as by 2015. Having entered the elite club of six who have sent spacecrafts to the moon, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has revealed that it plans a moon mission and that it would gear up for this complex and challenging task. Along with India, the elite six consist of the U.S., former Soviet Union, European Space Agency, China and Japan.

"Now we have a little bit of breathing time (after today's launch), we are looking how we can design a capsule, which can carry two astronauts onboard a GSLV rocket. This is a very complex and challenging task, first of all to conceive a module, which can predict the condition of human life in space. It is a big challenge in terms of technology and realization," said G Madhavan Nair, ISRO Chairman.

He also stated that the astronaut selection and training, along with improving the safety standards are also key issues that are considerably complex to handle. "Considering all these, we have prepared a project report and this had been cleared by the Space Commission and is awaiting the government approval. Based on this, we will have the first man mission from Indian soil before 2015," said he.

"ISRO would try to handle the proposed mission without any help from countries that had prior experience in manned missions. It will be completely driven by us. However, if there is any scope for meaningful collaboration, we will consider it," G Madhavan Nair added