Monday, October 6, 2008

Chandrayaan: India's First Mission to the Moon.



Chandrayaan I is a Lunar mission by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

In Chandrayaan-1, the lunar craft would be launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). The Lunar craft would orbit around moon 100 km from moon surface.

In Chandrayaan-2, ISRO will send a moon rover on moon surface.The rover would move on wheels on the lunar surface, pick up samples of soil or rocks, do a chemical analysis and send the data to the spacecraft orbiting above.

http://www.chandrayaan-i.com/



2 comments:

Ken Wooi said...

Seems like many leading countries are starting to love the moon. =P

Puravin said...

Hehe...yes thats true....its a SPACE RACE ...to the moon :D