Title INDIA - SPACE PROGRAMME - CHANDRAYAAN - 1
Date-wise Events August 15, 2003:   Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had announced the project in his Independence Day speech on this day.
October 22, 2008:   First Moon Mission of India Launched. It was India's first unmanned lunar probe. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor.It was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
November 08, 2008:   The vehicle was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on this day.
November 14, 2008:   On this day, the Moon Impact Probe separated from the Chandrayaan orbiter and struck the moon’s surface, making India the fourth country to place its flag on the Moon.
August 2009:   It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in October 2008, and operated until August 2009.
Description
  •  The mission was a major boost to India's space program, as India researched and developed its own technology in order to explore the Moon.
  • Chandrayaan operated for 312 days as opposed to the intended two years but the mission achieved 95 percent of its planned objectives.
  • Its major achievement was the discovery of the widespread presence of water molecules in lunar soil.
  • The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has selected ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 mission as one of the recipients of its annual AIAA SPACE 2009 awards, which recognises key contributions to space science and technology.
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