Sriharikota: As India gears up to launch Chandrayaan-2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2.43 pm on Monday at Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, thousands of people gathered to witness the event.

Vinoy Krishna, Professor and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Enthusiast, said, "This mission would be a trendsetter or a watershed for India. Our country will display its ability to soft-land on any extra-terrestrial surface. This will be a beginning to many more such missions."