Sunday, August 30, 2009

ISRO to take final call on moon mission today

I
ndia's moon mission Chandrayaan in all likelihood has ended ten months after it blasted off.

Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation have admitted they lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-I spacecraft. ISRO scientists have said that they lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-I spacecraft at 1:30 am on Saturday. The last data from Chandrayaan came in at 25 minutes past midnight on Saturday.

The mission was scheduled for two years.

ISRO will take a final call on the mission later on Sunday. The Chandrayaan has had glitches in the past too.

Troubled life on the moon

* Within weeks of launch, Chandrayaan almost got burnt.
* Power system on board failed
* May: Spacecraft's star sensor damaged
* August 29: All radio communication lost

Meanwhile, ISRO chief Madhavan Nair has said that all is not lost, with 99 per cent data from Chandrayaan already in.

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