Astronomy
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 today, August 29, at 1:30 a.m. Indian Standard Time. The Chandrayaan-1 mission was declared over at this time.
Chandrayaan-1 was India's first mission to the Moon, and included an orbiter and an impactor. The impactor made India only the fourth country to place its flag on the Moon, after the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan. Chandrayaan-1 has also been a great boost to India's space program, and has provided invaluable information about the Moon. The orbiter completed 312 days in orbit, and in that time, completed more than 3400 orbits around the Moon. The mission has been cut short of the intended two year time period.
Images: ISRO
Astronomy and Space Celebrates International Year of Astronomy 2009.
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Astronomy
Contact with Chandrayaan-1 Lost
Chandrayaan-1 was India's first mission to the Moon, and included an orbiter and an impactor. The impactor made India only the fourth country to place its flag on the Moon, after the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan. Chandrayaan-1 has also been a great boost to India's space program, and has provided invaluable information about the Moon. The orbiter completed 312 days in orbit, and in that time, completed more than 3400 orbits around the Moon. The mission has been cut short of the intended two year time period.
Images: ISRO
Astronomy and Space Celebrates International Year of Astronomy 2009.
- Chandrayaan-i Moon Mission Over
Ten months after it was launched, India's maiden moon mission the Chandrayaan-1 came to an abrupt end today after ISRO lost communication with the spacecraft. Project Director of the Chandrayaan-1 mission said that the mission is over as we have lost...
- Indian Moon Mission Saved
India's only satellite Chandrayaan -I orbiting moon came close to overheating and failure but scientists improvised to save it. Last month the satellite lost a critical instrument called the star sensor. The sensor helps the $80-million satellite...
- Images From Chandrayaan-1
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) has recently released new pictures from their Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft . Probably the most interesting pictures were the ones from the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) that landed on the Moon on Friday, November 16. The...
- Indian Probe Lands On Moon
Moon Impact Probe Image: ISRO Chandrayaan-1 has touched down on the Moon at 8:31 P.M. (Indian Standard Time, 3:01 P.M. GMT) on Friday, November 14, 2008. The date was deliberately chosen to be Children's Day in India, and also the birthday of India's...
- Tmc Onboard Chandrayaan-1 Tested
The Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) is among the numerous tools onboard Chandrayaan-1. Chandrayaan-1 is India's first Moon mission, and the TMC is designed to map the topography of the Moon. Using this camera, Chandrayaan-1 will be able to completely...