India's moon mission enters lunar space
November 4, 2008
A rocket carrying India's first lunar probe Chandrayaan-1 blasts off from north of Chennai on October 22. India's first unmanned moon mission entered lunar space early Tuesday as part of its final journey this week into the moon's orbit, a top space official said
India's first unmanned moon mission entered lunar space early Tuesday as part of its final journey this week into the moon's orbit, a top space official said.
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Does it matter? You'll surely claim they are when you don't find alien outposts or whatever kind of nonsense it is you're looking for.
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This must be a typo I can drive 900 km ina day it must be in some kind of orbit now (unstable orbit/) or a lot further than 1000 km if it will take 4 days to get to 100 km off the moon
Nov 04, 2008
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I surely won't if I see the all photos are of the same resolution as received.
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Is there any country totally escaped from bad effects of terrorism?
India is famous in it's unity in diversity, this country have both high rich peoples and very poor ones.But remember it is one of the big Democratic nation, here people only decides what the nation to do.. all of them support the nation for the progress, they are happy with it.. If it is in the wrong way Indian peoples will be the first one protest and (they only have the right)even before others, so don't become aggressive... India is progressing with on her own research and unity
Nov 05, 2008
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I am issuing an urgent plea to the planet Zontar to please invade as soon as possible to validate the world-view of these people so they don't feel the need to share it anymore.
All Hail Planet Zontar!
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