The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrated its 100th mission, highlighting the reliability of the PSLV with 62 ...

Chandrayaan 1, India's first mission to Moon, completes 11 years today. The landmark mission set the stage for the Indian space program going forward. The success of Chandrayaan 1 also marked ...

From uncrewed moon landings and lunar sample returns to human spaceflight, India’s expanding space program is set to ...

India’s Chandrayaan 2 will be attempting to soft on the Moon’s South between 1:30am and 2:30am on 7 September 2019. Former Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman Madhavan Nair thinks this ...

Chandrayaan-2 will be the country's second lunar mission. India's first mission, Chandrayaan-1, which launched in 2008, did not make a soft landing on the Moon's surface. Press Information Bureau ...

India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission significantly contributed to the discovery of lunar water. It carried NASA’s Moon Minerology Mapper (M3), which confirmed the presence of water molecules locked ...

India's first Moon mission - Chandrayaan-1 in 2008 - carried out the first and most detailed search for water on the lunar surface using radars. Chandrayaan-2 (Moon vehicle 2) is the most complex ...

Alongside, many others also put their resources behind the moon mission. The story began with Chandrayaan-1, which was touted as India’s first deep space mission. Built for INR 386 Cr and ...

Annadurai went on to lead India’s first deep space mission, Chandrayaan-1, which made the crucial lunar water discovery on the moon – and earned him the title of India’s “Moonman”.

Water ice on the Moon’s South Pole was discovered by Chandrayaan-1 mission. Sunlit mountain peaks near the pole provide an opportunity for sustained solar energy supply to potential lunar outposts.