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IST on Friday the indigenously built Moon Impact Probe (MIP) detached itself from the spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 as it flew over the Malarpet mountain on the Moon. Twenty-five minutes later and revolving like a top to stabilise its descent, the instrument...
Tags: chandrayaan, chandrayaan-1, space, lunar, Moon Impact Probe, mission, India, Economic Times
India takes giant leap to the moon! It will be a small step for mankind, but a giant leap forward for India. The Indian Tricolor was planted on the lunar surface when the Moon Impact Probe successfully "crashlanded" at 8:31 pm...
Tags: space exploration, ISRO, chandrayaan, India on moon, helium 3
The launch was on October 22, and some 25 minutes after landing a satellite probe started sending its first images. Bangalore said that the 35-kg MIP (Moon Impactor probe) landed on the south pole of the Moon in what they described as a "perfect operation".
Tags: chandrayaan, space, chandrayaan-1, lunar, mission, Indian Space Research Organization, Indian Space Research Organisation, moon, Bangalore, ISRO
The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft took the iconic photograph of Earth rising above the lunar surface in 1966...Lunar Orbiter missions to photograph the surface of the moon and gain a better understanding of the lunar environment in advance of the Apollo...
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Chairman G Madhavan Nair has been selected for this year's K R Narayanan award. He was selected for the award for his contributions to Indian science and for the successful launch of India's first unmanned mission to moon Chandrayaan-I, Award Jury Committee...
Tags: chandrayaan, K R Narayanan Foundation, allnews, moon, K Narayanana Kurup
China fearful that the US is masterminding a powerful space alliance between its allies in the region. India and Japan are devising an action plan to advance security cooperation. "China is concerned about the general effort of the US during the Bush...
Tags: india, chandrayaan, moon, India-Japan, China, Indian Space Research Organisation, Madhavan Nair
Chandrayaan-1 enters lunar orbit, India steps into exclusive club New Delhi, Nov. 8: The Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft slipped into a lunar orbit this evening in perfect harmony with commands from engineers in Bangalore, yanking India into a small club of...
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India is celebrating the arrival of its Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft at the Moon. An 817-second burn from the probe's engine on Saturday slowed Chandrayaan sufficiently for it to be captured by the lunar body's gravity. The craft is now in an 11-hour polar...
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Tech Max China's moon mission has entered the initial stages of the second phase. The nation's second self developed lunar orbiter, Chang'e Two is scheduled to be launched in 2010. China's Lunar Exploration Program began with the successful launching...
Tags: its third manned space mission, space, moon, lunar, China, chandrayaan, nasa
India's growth as an economic powerhouse will leave less of an ecological footprint as it can opt for newer and cleaner technologies, leapfrogging traditional methods that have contributed to global warming, the country's Science and Technology Minister...
Tags: chandrayaan, technology, allnews, space, mission, Kapil Sibal