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India's second lunar mission delayed due to 'technical snag': ISRO

India's space agency said it delayed the launch of its second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, in the early hours of Monday due to a "technical snag" which was observed less than an hour before the scheduled liftoff. "A technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system at T-56 minute," the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), said in a tweet https://twitter.com/isro/status/1150512237045379072. "As a measure of abundant precaution, Chandrayaan2 launch has been called off for today."