India launches first Moon mission

[lordraven]

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India has successfully launched its first mission to the Moon.

The unmanned Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft blasted off smoothly from a launch pad in southern Andhra Pradesh to embark on a two-year mission of exploration.

The robotic probe will orbit the Moon, compiling a 3-D atlas of the lunar surface and mapping the distribution of elements and minerals.

The launch is regarded as a major step for India as it seeks to keep pace with other space-faring nations in Asia.

[rodsky]

Thanks for the heads up! I completely forgot about this.

-RODION

[obemon]

I can just imagine what India would do when the probe finally gets to the moon. Instead of some lame-ass presscon, everyone on their country will probably start dancing across the streets to some punjabi tune.

Hey they do it all the time in their movies.

[tingkoy13]

wow! ......

[moz_k2]

that's good for them.

[pirehro]

wow... kuyawa, maypa sila

[clarkhkent]

pero dghan baya ghapon pobre sa india...nganong gi una una pa jud ni sa ilang gobyerno sa? aw wa tay mahims...

[blair]

pasikat man gud na ila bro..

[jutai]

paytera sa india gud. Bitaw,y gi una man ni nila even daghan ang nag lisod sa ilahang lugar?

[adminroot]

...kung puhon maayong dagan sa ilang project...for sure magtukod ni sila ug Briyani foodcourt sa buwan.