India launches 1st unmanned moon mission (AP)


Written on October 22, 2008 – 10:25 am | by

Indian Space Research Organization scientists address a press conference after the successful launch of India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1, or 'Moon Craft' in ancient Sanskrit, at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, about 100 kilometers (63 miles) north of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. India launched its first mission to the moon Wednesday, rocketing the satellite up into the pale dawn sky in a two-year mission to redraw maps of the lunar surface. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)AP - India launched its first mission to the moon Wednesday, rocketing a satellite up into the pale dawn sky in a two-year mission to redraw maps of the lunar surface.

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