Buzz Out Loud Lounge: India launches first Moon mission
India launches first Moon mission
by Francis_Burdett - 10/22/08 7:34 AMhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7679818.stm
"India has successfully launched its first mission to the Moon.
The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from a launch pad in southern Andhra Pradesh to embark on a two-year mission of exploration.
The robotic probe will orbit the Moon, compiling a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and mapping the distribution of elements and minerals.
The launch is regarded as a major step for India as it seeks to keep pace with other space-faring nations in Asia.
Indian PM Manmohan Singh hailed the launch as the "first step" in a historic milestone in the country's space programme.
"Our scientific community has once again done the country proud and the entire nation salutes them," Mr Singh said in a message.
The launch was greeted with applause by scientists gathered at the site.
The chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Madhavan Nair, said it was a "historic moment" for the country.
"Today what we have charted is a remarkable journey for an Indian spacecraft to go to the moon and try to unravel the mysteries of the Earth's closest celestial body and its only natural satellite," Nair said.
Thats Cool
by crankycanuck - 10/22/08 7:36 AM In reply to: India launches first Moon mission by Francis_BurdettUntil they have a failure and have to call tech support :-P
(NT) that could a hilarious skit!
by shawnlin - 10/22/08 6:34 PM In reply to: Thats Cool by crankycanuckDude! That would be funny...
by crankycanuck - 10/23/08 8:06 AM In reply to: (NT) that could a hilarious skit! by shawnlinNow that you point it out, I would just reverse things a little and they would end up talking to someone in Northern Scotland or West Cork in Ireland. I lived there and I still can't understand what the heck they are saying to me most of the time.
roflmao
by mementh - 10/24/08 10:25 PM In reply to: Dude! That would be funny... by crankycanuckSOMEONE needs to do it... who though?
Next step...
by Nicholas Buenk - 10/23/08 3:37 AM In reply to: India launches first Moon mission by Francis_BurdettIndia mining the moon? Planet doesn't have infinate resources especially if countries like India aspire to western living standards. 
Theyre serving Bhelpuri, Thepla, LaalMaas,Ghewar on da moon
by Chris_the_crazy - 10/26/08 12:43 PM In reply to: India launches first Moon mission by Francis_BurdettYou know what this means, right?
Instead of having a McChain serving recycled rock on the moon,
we'll end up with dozens curry and chicken-tikka-masala shops instead.
Yum!
Space race to Mars
by Zarakand - 10/26/08 7:10 PM In reply to: Theyre serving Bhelpuri, Thepla, LaalMaas,Ghewar on da moon by Chris_the_crazyAs more countries attempt to explore space, I hope the world will see a space race to send humans to Mars in the next two decades.
That would be amazing!
hmmm....
by shawnlin - 10/27/08 5:18 AM In reply to: Theyre serving Bhelpuri, Thepla, LaalMaas,Ghewar on da moon by Chris_the_crazycome for the food, stay for the view?
but ya know...McDonald's will probably get there first. I wonder what their location specific menu might be...Moon burgers and star-fries?...
--S
Indian Probe lands on moon
by Francis_Burdett - 11/14/08 10:42 AM In reply to: India launches first Moon mission by Francis_BurdettChandrayaan-I Impact Probe lands on moon
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandrayaan-I_Impact_Probe_lands_on_moon/articleshow/3714245.cms
"BANGALORE: India marked its presence on Moon on Friday night to be only the fourth nation to scale this historic milestone after a Moon Impact
Joining the US, the erstwhile Soviet Union and the European Union, the 35-kg Moon Impact Probe (MIP) hit the moon exactly at 8.31 PM, about 25 minutes after the probe instrument descended from the satellite in what ISRO described as a "perfect operation".
Miniature Indian flags painted on four sides of the MIP signalled the country's symbolic entry into moon to coincide with the birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, observed as Children's Day.
"It will signify the entry of India on Moon," an ISRO official said. "
(NT) :o)
by shawnlin - 11/14/08 4:44 PM In reply to: Indian Probe lands on moon by Francis_Burdett
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