Obama axes NASA moon plan in new budget

Last Updated: Monday, February 1, 2010, 18:04

President Barack Obama wants to end NASA`s moon program, turn over space transportation to commercial companies and jump-start technologies needed for future human exploration of Mars and other destinations.

More indigenous components in second moon mission: ISRO

Last Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009, 23:39

Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayan Mission II, ISRO, on Monday said that there would be more indigenous components in country’s second moon mission.

NASA photos show moon strike created plume

Last Updated: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 09:57

NASA`s much-hyped mission to hurl a spacecraft into the moon turned out some worthwhile data after all, scientists said.

India`s moon mission quite economical

Last Updated: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 19:38

India`s moon mission has proved to be quite economical and cost much less compared to what other countries have spent on their projects, mission director M Annadurai said here.

Courtesy ISRO, we found water on Moon: NASA

Last Updated: Friday, September 25, 2009, 18:08

NASA has thanked ISRO and its Chandrayaan mission for its role in the detection of water on Moon.

Space scientists laud India`s moon mission data

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 00:28

Top international space scientists Monday lauded India`s maiden lunar mission for the excellent quality of the data sent by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, a senior space agency official said.

Failure of key unit could have led to Chandrayaan-1 end

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2009, 20:11

It was the failure of "heart" of the lunar craft, the bus management unit that performed vital control functions, which probably led to premature end of the country`s ambitious maiden moon mission --Chandrayaan-1.

Data from Chandrayaan-1 being used for 2nd moon mission

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 17:51

Further research was being carried out for Chandrayaan-2 proj, based on quality data and photographs taken by Chandrayaan-1, whose mission came to an abrupt end.

ISRO terminates Chandrayaan-1 moon mission: Nair

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 21:50

India`s maiden Rs 400 crore moon mission Chandrayaan-1 was on Sunday terminated, about one year before the odyssey`s expected end, after ISRO failed to restore the snapped communication link with the unmanned spacecraft.