Posts Tagged ‘Earth’

Moon under scanner: Chandrayaan-1 takes guard

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Chandrayaan-1, India’s first unmanned lunar mission spacecraft, at last reached its final destination, the lunar orbit, at 3,84,000 km away from Earth. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the spacecraft in the wee hours of October 22 last and it reached the lunar orbit 100 km away from moon’s surface on November 12. (more…)

Chandrayaan-1: An ultimate answer for India’s space capability

Monday, November 10th, 2008

After starting its space program in 1963, India has finally reached its first destination, Moon, in 2008. Successful launch and post-launch maneuvering actions of Chandrayaan-1, India’s first unmanned lunar mission spacecraft, has proved, beyond any doubt, India’s unquestionable credibility in handling space missions. (more…)

Indian Bhuvan to take on Google Earth

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in a new avatar now! This time, it is Bhuvan - an Indian version of ‘Google Earth’, with which they want to take India into a new height. ISRO’s entrance into the software development field has added a new dimension in the world IT segment. (more…)

Chandrayaan-1 will reach it’s final orbit on Nov 15 to encircle moon

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

As the India’s first unmanned moon mission spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 is performing well within all scientific parameters, scientists at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expecting the lunar probe to enter into it’s last orbit on Nov 15. (more…)

ISRO started receiving images from Chandrayaan-1

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

October 22, 2008 was a great day for India, especially for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), when it successfully launched it’s first unmanned moon mission spacecraft Chandrayaan-1. (more…)

Aishwarya Rai to take part in Live Earth Concert

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Aishwarya Rai and father-in-law, Amitabh Bachchan are among the Bollywood stars who will participate in the Live Earth Concert to be hosted in India this December.

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