Final countdown begins for the launch of India’s first unmanned moon spacecraft — Chandrayaan-1

December 31st, 1969 | Category: Tech Talk

On 56th indepence day, August 15 2003, India’s Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced. “Our country is now ready to fly high in the field of science. I am pleased to announce that India will send her own spacecraft to the moon by 2008. It is being named Chandrayaan-1″. In Sanskrit (language of Ancient India) “Chandrayaan” means “Moon Craft”.

Moon has always fascinated Indians from ancient days and now 21st century India is ready to land on moon! Chandrayaan-1 is the first mission towards the dream. India’s unmanned moon spacecraft — Chandrayaan-1 — embarks on a two-year mission tomorrow seeking to throw more light on earth’s only natural satellite. The lift-off is slated around 0620 hours on board […]

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