India loses contact with Chandrayaan-1
AUG 31, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023644
NYTimes.com : India’s national space agency said that communications with Chandrayaan-1 , its first spacecraft to orbit the moon, were lost on Saturday and that its scientists were no longer controlling the orbiter. Chandrayaan-1‘s mission was expected to continue for at least another year. Related Physics Today article Countries Race to Launch Moon Missions Related news picks Chandrayaan-1 suffers critical malfunction India moon probe on track for lunar orbit Chandrayaan 1 ready for launch Asian Powers Shoot for the Moon With Orbiting Research Missions
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