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India's Lunar Probe Sends Its First Pictures From Space
New Delhi, India (RIA Novosti) Nov 03, 2008India has received the first space photographs from its unmanned spacecraft on a mission to the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organization said on Saturday. Chandrayaan-1 was launched into space by the Indian-built PSLV-C11 rocket on October 22, and is set to enter the Moon's orbit on November 8. Chandrayaan means "Moon Craft" in ancient Sanskrit. On-board cameras took pictures of ... more NASA Ames Collaborates To Develop Robotic Lunar Lander 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2008NASA Ames Research Center is collaborating with a commercial partner to develop a lunar lander for future low-cost missions to the moon. Under the terms of a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement with Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC, Henderson, Nev., NASA Ames will share its small spacecraft technical data and expertise with the company. In return, Odyssey Moon Ventures will reimburse NASA Ames for ... more Chandrayaan-1 Gets Closer To Moon 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 31, 2008The fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 was carried out on Wednesday which took the lunar spacecraft closer to the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation said here. During this operation at 0738 hours, the spacecraft's 440 Newton liquid engine was fired for about three minutes, the Bangalore-headquartered space agency said in a statement. "With this, Chandrayaan-1 ... more Cold Storage For Alien Organisms 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2008The Moon fascinates us. The only world other than Earth upon which humans have set foot, we know a remarkable amount about it, yet countless mysteries remain. One theory, presented at Europlanet's latest Planetary Science Congress by Joop Houtkooper from the University of Giessen, suggests that conditions in some lunar craters may be perfect for preserving samples of life from Earth and maybe ... more Cassini's Imaging Trick Yields Halloween Treats From Enceladus 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2008Following on the heels of the spectacularly successful 'skeet shoot' maneuver on August 11, Cassini will use the same technique to obtain high resolution images of the south polar region of Enceladus as it flies within 171 km of the icy moon on October 31. Earlier this month on October 9, Cassini came within 25 km (15 miles) of the surface and then flew through the icy plumes emanating ... more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 27, 2008Several NASA scientists - of Indian origin as well as foreigners - are knocking the door of Indian Space Research Organisation looking for opportunities to work in future 'desi' space missions following the success of Chandrayaan-I launch, a senior ISRO official said on Saturday. Project Director of Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned lunar mission, Mayilsamy Annadurai says he definitely ... more Chandrayaan-1 Enters Deep Space
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 27, 2008Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft has entered deep space after crossing the 150,000 km (one and a half lakh km) distance mark from the Earth. This happened after the successful completion of the spacecraft's third orbit raising manoeuvre. During this manoeuvre which was initiated at 07:08 IST, the spacecraft's 440 Newton liquid engine was fired for about nine and a half minutes. With this, Chandray ... more NASA's Next Moon Mission Begins Thermal Vacuum Test 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 24, 2008NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has begun environmental testing in a thermal vacuum that simulates the harsh rigors of space. The spacecraft, built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., has been lifted into a four-story thermal vacuum chamber there for a test that will last approximately five weeks. Once sealed in the chamber, the satellite will undergo a s ... more Chandrayaan's Orbit Raised 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Oct 24, 2008A day after its flawless launch, India's Chandrayaan-1 steadily made its journey to the moon after the first orbit-raising manoeuvre of the lunar spacecraft was today successfully performed by scientists. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the satellite's health was normal and it was on the right track. In the first of the five orbit raising manoeuvres, today's operation ... more |
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Washington DC (PTI) Oct 23, 2008The successful launch of the India's maiden mission to moon Chandrayan-I is "just the beginning" of the opening up of a new frontier of cooperation between the US and India on a wide range of sectors, the United States India Business Council (USIBC) said. "It is an extraordinary moment in history. We have an India of 1.3bn people looking to the heavens and now exploring the frontiers of ... more ISRO Eyes Manned Moon Mission By 2015 
Sriharikota, India (PTI) Oct 23, 2008Keeping the more expensive manned lunar missions in its radar, the country's top space agency is planning to send two Indians to the Moon by 2015 in a purely indigenous effort. And Indian Space Research Organisation's(ISRO) ambitious plans does not end there for it has just started technical capability as well as mission planning for a Mars mission saying the red planet was the "next ... more Chandrayaan-I To Help Generate Comprehensive Moon Maps 
Sriharikota, India (PTI) Oct 23, 2008Scientists world over have detailed maps of Mars but not of the moon. Chandrayaan-I, India's maiden moon mission, is carrying 11 instruments which will help prepare comprehensive maps of the earth's only natural satellite -- the moon. The maps could be of immense help when Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and other space agencies plan to land spacecraft on the lunar surface or ... more Chandrayaan-1 Launched - Next Stop: The Moon 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 23, 2008Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to the Moon, was successfully launched earlier this morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, India. The PSLV-C11 rocket, an upgraded version of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO' s) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, lifted off at 02:52 Central European Summer Time (CEST) and, about 20 minutes later, injected the ... more
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