Indian Space Research Organisation
Centre clears Chandrayaan-II lunar mission
18 Nov 2008
With the Chandrayaan-I lunar mission proving to be an unqualified success, the Government of India has accorded its approval for the more ambitious Chandrayaan-II mission.
Chandrayaan-1: Laser Ranging Instrument goes operational
17 Nov 2008
After negotiating high risk manoeuvres, Chnadrayaan-1 has now begun deploying its various payloads, switching on its Laser Ranging Instrument successfully.
Indian tricolour lands on the moon
15 Nov 2008
The Indian space programme achieved a historic milestone on 14 November 2008 with the placing of the Indian tricolour on the moon's surface.
Chandrayaan-1: ISRO gifts India the moon
14 Nov 2008
An elated ISRO chairman says the organisation has gifted India the moon.
Chandrayaan-1's MIP: Coming in over Malarpet Mountain
14 Nov 2008
Update 3: The 35-kg MIP hit the moon exactly at 8.31 pm IST, about 25 minutes after the probe instrument descended from the satellite. ISRO has described it as a "perfect operation".
Chandrayaan-1 settles into operational lunar orbit
12 Nov 2008
Chandrayaan-1 has successfully settled into its intended operational orbit about 100 km from the lunar surface after a series of three orbit reduction manoeuvres.
Chandrayaan nudges closer to the moon
10 Nov 2008
Indian scientists on Sunday carried out the first of four scheduled Lunar Orbit Reduction manoeuvres aimed at easing Chandrayaan into its designated circumpolar orbit 100 km above the moon's surface.
Chandrayaan-1 fires its way into lunar orbit
08 Nov 2008
For the first time an Indian built spacecraft has broken away from the earth’s gravitational field and reached the moon. The historic event has occurred after the firing of Chandrayaan-1's liquid engine at 16:51 IST for a duration of 817 seconds.
Chandrayaan-1 successfully enters lunar orbit
08 Nov 2008
ISRO is confirming the successful insertion of India's lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 into the Lunar Orbit of Injection.
Tense 30 minutes for Chandrayaan as it settles into lunar orbit
08 Nov 2008
Around 1530 hrs on Saturday a critical manoeuvre will be performed with the aim of injecting India's lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1, into a circumpolar orbit around the moon.
Chandrayaan enters lunar transfer orbit
05 Nov 2008
Successfully entering the lunar transfer orbit, Chandraayaan-1 becomes the first Indian spacecraft to exit the earth's gravity.
Chandrayaan-1's Terrain Mapping Camera goes operational
31 Oct 2008
Chandrayaan's Terrain Mapping Camera was made operational today and has responded by sending back spectacular images.
India starts work on Chandrayaan-2
29 Oct 2008
Chandrayaan-I reaches halfway point
27 Oct 2008
Chandrayaan-I reaches record height
25 Oct 2008
In a "record-breaking" manoeuvre the Chandrayaan-I has been boosted to a height of 75,000 km above the earth's surface.
Manned mission by 2012 - astronaut training facility at Bangalore: Madhavan Nair
25 Oct 2008
The Chandrayaan project is a critical precursor to the complex manned launches into space and the moon
India's satellite-based air navigation system to be world's most sophisticated: Raytheon
24 Oct 2008
Chandrayaan: In commercial orbit
22 Oct 2008
The launch of the Chandrayaan mission brings into global focus the commercial viability of the Indian space facilities and expertise.
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