India readying to launch Chandrayaan 1 on October 19

By Khabrein.Info Correspondent, New Delhi, Sept 19, 2008: India is readying to launch Chandrayaan 1 on October 19. If all goes well India will become part of a select group of nations to have scientific know-how to finally land at moon. This is a dream for any nation. And India is going to fulfill its long cherished dream on this coming 19th October. Everyone is unanimous on one thing. If India’s Moon project is successful, it will be something for everyone to cheer loudly about. The Moon is Earth’s single important natural satellite, and as planetary moons go, it is unusually large in size compared to Earth. In the meantime ISRO has announced that Chandrayaan 1 will be on Display for the first time before Media. Chandrayaan Means “Moon Craft”. The Project was announced on the occasion of 56th independence day of India by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. India will be sending its own spacecraft to the Moon. Chandrayaan-1, the lunar craft would be launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) weighing 1304 kg at launch and 590 kg at lunar orbit. Lunar craft would orbit around moon 100 km from moon surface. Read more: http://khabrein.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16867&Itemid=62