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Essay on ‘Chandrayan-I, India’s first mission to moon’

Answer 1

                                              Chandrayan-I

Chandrayan-I which is launched by Indian Space Research Organization most commonly known as ISRO. This artificial satellite Chandrayan-I was launched into the space on 14th of November, 2008. Where awesomely designed satellite which helped us a lot to know more about the natural satellite of our earth that is moon. The name of this satellite was given Chandrayan-1 because it was in the space to know more about the moon and the moon is commonly known as Chaand. It was really a great and even  supercalifragilisticexpialidocious  (extraordinarily good-wonderful) because we’ve launched an artificial satellite on the natural artificial that is moon. 

Answer 2

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The Indian Research Space Organization is undoubtedly one of the world's most technologically advanced space agencies. Even though its budget is just a fraction of what NASA gets, the space agency has proven that innovative technology can help you achieve the same objectives at a much lower cost.

ISRO's Chandrayaan mission is one such example. Launched in October of 2008, this is India's first mission to the moon. The launch of Chandrayaan 1 marked the start of India's first-ever lunar program.

A Brief about Chandrayaan 1

Chandrayaan 1 was launched on 22 October 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. It used the indigenously developed Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL) rocket. Chandrayaan 1 was based on an Indian meteorological satellite by the name of Kalpansat.

The spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on 8 November 2008 and just six days later, released its Moon Impact Probe. The Moon Impact Probe crashed near the Shackleton crater on the same day. The Impact Probe crashed in such a way that the subsurface lunar soil could be analyzed for traces of ice.

It carried a total of 11 payloads not only from ISRO but from various space agencies, including NASA, the European Space Agency and the Bulgarian Aerospace Agency.

Hovering just 100 kms above the Moon's surface, Chandrayaan 1 took numerous high-resolution images of the Moon's topography. It also performed mineralogical mapping and scoured the surface for any radioactive elements.

One of the mission’s major achievements was the discovery of a large number of water molecules present in the Moon's soil. The mission cost a mere $56 million and gave us crucial information about the Moon's surface.