Tag: Chandrayaan
Indian spacecraft now orbiting moon in search for water
An unmanned spacecraft India launched last month has begun orbiting the moon before it lands on the far side to search for water. The Indian Space Research Organisation said it has manoeuvred Chandrayaan – the Sanskrit word for “moon craft” – into lunar orbit. Chandrayaan will continue circling the moon in a tighter orbit until…
India sends unmanned mission to moon’s far side
India’s space agency says it has launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon, a week after aborting the mission due to a technical problem. Scientists at the mission control centre in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal, burst into applause as the rocket lifted off in clear weather as scheduled at 2.43pm…