All set for Chandrayaan-1 launch
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 07:42
in Astronomy & Space
Final preparations are under way for the launch of India’s first mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1. The spacecraft is due to take off early tomorrow morning, 22 October 2008, on India’s own Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, India.
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