There's a new player on the Moon. Today the Indian Space Research Organization landed its first probe on the surface of the Moon. The Chandrayaan-1 probe touched down at 11:21 Universal Time (when we here at Zygote Games World HQ were just waking up). This isn't just a flag on the ground, either -- Chandrayaan is a serious science payload, with experiment packages aboard from four countries. In addition to the lander it has a lunar orbiter which will study the Moon for several years to come. As an added bonus, the landing happened to fall on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru, the founding father of modern India.
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I am an enginner working for BSNL telecom industry. I am really very happy to know that now moon is very close to us. I congratulate ISRO team.
Posted by: kaushal Nandan Vaish | November 15, 2008 at 11:48 AM
I am an enginner working for BSNL telecom industry. I am really very happy to know that now moon is very close to us. I congratulate ISRO team.
Posted by: kaushal Nandan Vaish | November 15, 2008 at 11:49 AM
I am an enginner working for BSNL telecom industry. I am really very happy to know that now moon is very close to us. I congratulate ISRO team.
Posted by: kaushal Nandan Vaish | November 15, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Chandrayaan mission has done India proud. Cudos to ISRO for having achieved such a feat and at the same time doing it with such a low budget. Other government reserach institutes like the DRDO, NAL and HAL has a lot to learn from ISRO
Posted by: Morgan | November 16, 2008 at 03:30 AM
Its certainly a Giant leap For India .. it has proven that India can and will become a superpower .. Bravo ISRO ..! .. done every citizen proud :)
Posted by: Ninad Bhat | November 16, 2008 at 12:57 PM
The most prestigious chandrayaan-1 once again proved indian technology is certainly is in its lead....
congrats 2 d team n ofcourse evry Indian
Posted by: neehu | November 17, 2008 at 09:35 AM