Chandrayaan - indian mission to moon

India's moon mission Chandrayaan-I has reached a major milestone as scientists completed the integration of all instruments onto the spacecraft and are aiming to launch it by September 19.

Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-I, told PTI, "We are now carrying out detailed integrated tests to ensure all systems work as per the expectations and to record spacecraft level data for future reference"

And another lead scientist added "At present, all these activities lead us to September 19 launch,"


So september 19th it is. Only weather can play spoil spot now. Chandrayaan will ride PSLV to the moon which recently set a world record of launching 10 satellites at one go.

Check out a cool video of chandrayaan-1 mission. you might also like to read the time line of Indian space program.