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India: contact with satellite lost

Bangalore, India - The first lunar mission of the country is over

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced Saturday that it lost contacts with the Chandrayaan-I satellite, abruptly ending the first mission to the Moon of the Asian country. Currently investigations are underway to establish the cause of this technical issue. The mission, started in October 2008 with a cost of US$79 million, placed India among the leader nations in space research...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108714
Rome, Italy, 08/31/2009 14:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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