Showing posts with label Return to moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Return to moon. Show all posts

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Chandrayaan is Scheduled to launch on October 22nd if weather God permits. Here in this post I am publishing some quick facts of the mission that will help you understand the mission better.

It will answer some  quick questions that a kid might have for the mission. Here's wishing ISRO a grand success!

 

what do you think of this mission? How will it help India? what will its impact. Do tell me in your comments!!

What Is Chandrayaan-1?
Source: ISRO
Chandrayaan-1 is a scientific investigation – by spacecraft – of the Moon.The name Chandrayaan means 'Chandra- Moon , Yaan-vehicle', –in Indian languages (Sanskrit and Hindi) , – the lunar spacecraft. Chandrayaan-1 is the first Indian planetary science and exploration mission.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

India might launch its Chandrayaan 1 probe in July. While there is no official words out from ISRO, but spaceflight.com presents this view.

Read more on the return to moon report from this link


July PSLV • Chandrayaan 1
Launch time: To be decided
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will send the Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft to the moon. It will be country's first lunar orbiter. The mission carries a slate of instruments provided by scientists from India, Bulgaria, the European Space Agency and NASA. Delayed from April.

use this link to track chandrayaan's launch date http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html