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India analyses loss of lunar orbiter

Ramachandran, Ramaseshan

After a flawless launch last year, Chandrayaan-1, India's first lunar orbiter, has come to a disappointing end. In the early hours of 29 August, the tracking network of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) lost its link with the satellite, just 312 days into a planned two-year mission. However, ISRO scientists have concluded that the 11 o…

Chandrayaan-1 mission blasts off to the Moon

Banks, Michael

India has launched its first mission to the Moon in a bid to create the highest resolution 3D maps of the lunar surface and provide a complete chemical mapping of the Moon's soil. The unmanned Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft successfully launched from Sriharikota, an island off the coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh last month.

Plasma - a view from space

Nykyri, K.