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India over the moon India over the moon
Friday, October 24, 2008
Chandrayaan's launch was a new dawn for India, which showcased India's technological prowess at its best.

Destination Moon, Mars and beyond Destination Moon, Mars and beyond
Monday, October 20, 2008
ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair hopes that Chandrayaan-2 will fly to the moon, reach the moon, do its objectives.

S. K. Shivkumar on talking to <I>Chandrayaan</I> S. K. Shivkumar on talking to Chandrayaan
Monday, October 20, 2008
Mr. S.K. Shivkumar is director of the ISRO satellite tracking system, somebody who will continuously talk to the Chandrayaan satellite.

(E)N-powered India races to the moon (E)N-powered India races to the moon
Monday, October 20, 2008
India having broken its nuclear shackles after getting its way with the nuclear deal inked, the country is now racing to reach the moon.

Manuel Grande on the CIXS instrument Manuel Grande on the CIXS instrument
Friday, October 17, 2008
Dr. Manuel Grande is the principal investigator on the Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Imaging Spectrometer or the CIXS instrument.

Aiming for the moon: M Annadurai Aiming for the moon: M Annadurai
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Mylswamy Annadurai, the project director for Chandrayaan wants to take India where Indians have never gone before.

Space is not a vacuum: Stas Barabash Space is not a vacuum: Stas Barabash
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Dr. Stas Barabash is flying an instrument which is called SARA whose objective is to study how the environment interacts with the moon.

Moon crafts are complex systems: Urs Mall Moon crafts are complex systems: Urs Mall
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Dr. Urs Mall, is flying an instrument called Near Infra-Red Spectrometer (SIR-2) on Chandrayaan-1 which will map the minerals of the moon.

J A Kamlakar on flying lasers into space J A Kamlakar on flying lasers into space
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
J A Kamlakar, a specialist on LASERS, is flying an instrument on Chandrayaan-1 that will help measure the height variation of the moon surface.

Stewart Nozette on search of water on moon Stewart Nozette on search of water on moon
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Dr. Stewart Nozette explains how NASA's instrument MiniSar will be the most extensive search for water ever on the lunar poles.

Carle Pieters on the geology of the moon Carle Pieters on the geology of the moon
Monday, October 13, 2008
Dr. Carle Pieters, a world famous lunar scientist, is flying on Chandrayaan-1 to map the minerals of the moon.

ISRO eyes to corner global market ISRO eyes to corner global market
Thursday, October 09, 2008
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) created a world record with a perfect ten!

India, China lead the Asian space race India, China lead the Asian space race
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The two nations have left US, Russia behind.

   
  The Moon Mission
The launch vehicle About the spacecraft
To the moon & back Unmanned mission
  Beyond Science
   Rajasthani art form inspired by the moon
Rajan Mahan
India's fascination with the moon is not just limited to Chandrayaan.
   Moon, the symbol of culture and religion
Moin Khadri, Radhika Bordia
For the people of India, there is so much mythology attached to the moon.
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   Will the Lunar Odyssey benefit India?
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