India's Space Success

Space, India's Final Frontier

Indian Space programme witnessed several major successes and reached great heights during the year by successfully orbiting an un-manned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 around the Moon, launching of ten satellites in a single launch, conducting acceptance test of indigenously developed cryogenic engine successfully and the launching of a commercial satellite for an international customer. India, in its space endeavours achieved a rare feat at 20:31 hrs on November 14, 2008 by placing the Indian tri colour when the Moon Impact Probe (MIP), one of the payloads on Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft hit the lunar surface and joined select band of countries who have placed an object on the Moon.

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