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Chandrayaan a remote-sensing champion: Europe

The European Space Agency (ESA) hailed Wednesday's successful launch of the lunar mission Chandrayaan and said it was a new opportunity for Europe to strengthen ties with India - 'an ever growing space power.'7:31 PM on October 22

For Chandrayaan launch, weather gods relented at last moment

Hopes of launching India's first moon mission Chandrayaan-1 were almost given up in the final phase of countdown early Wednesday as the weather gods played truant till the last hours before relenting, a top space official said here.6:01 PM on October 22

With perfect launch, Chandrayaan heads for the moon

A perfect launch sent Chandrayaan-1 on an epic voyage of discovery to the moon Wednesday morning, marking a giant scientific leap for India.6:00 PM on October 22

US lauds India's moon mission

Lauding India on its first unmanned scientific mission to the moon, the US Wednesday said it showcased its technological prowess and exemplified ideals of bilateral partnership between the two countries.3:01 PM on October 22

President, Prime Minister congratulate scientists on moon mission launch

The president, the vice president and the prime minister Wednesday congratulated scientists for the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft that has put the country in the elite club of six that has sent space missions to the moon.2:01 PM on October 22

Scientific community celebrates successful launch of Chandrayaan-1

It is a time for jubilation for the scientific community of India and they are cherishing every moment of it with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1 early Wednesday.2:01 PM on October 22

Indian instruments aboard Chandrayaan-1 for lunar exploration

India has not only sent its first lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 into space Wednesday to join a select group of six, many of the scientific instruments aboard the spacecraft are of Indian make too.1:30 PM on October 22

'Free software allows cheaper long distance phone calls'

Free software and open source solutions offer a huge potential to link your computer to the mobile phone and the inexpensive Skype networks -- that allows you to make international calls over the internet -- and for sending out SMSes too.1:03 PM on October 22

India plans to send two men to space by 2015

The Indian space agency that started the country's maiden unmanned moon mission Wednesday is planning to send two Indians into space by 2015, said a top official.1:03 PM on October 22

Indian space agency to map the moon

The Indian space agency will map the entire surface of the moon in two years, a top official said here Wednesday, hours after the launch of the country's first unmanned mission to the moon.1:00 PM on October 22

Our baby is on way to moon: Chandrayaan project director

Some were eloquent, others struggled for words and yet others preferred one liners to describe the success of their years of hard work as the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft soared into skies Wednesday morning making India a member of the elite club of countries probing the moon.11:00 AM on October 22

PM congratulates scientists on successful Chandrayaan-1 launch

"The successful launch of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, India's first unmanned scientific mission to the moon, marks the first step in what we hope will be a historic milestone in India's space programme,' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.9:30 AM on October 22

India's first lunar spacecraft now cruising around earth

India's first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 started to cruise around the earth in its designated orbit Wednesday morning, minutes after a copybook liftoff launched the country into the elite club that has sent missions to the moon.9:00 AM on October 22

ISRO chief jubilant over successful launch of India's mission moon

'My heartiest congratulations to you all for the remarkable job. A remarkable journey to the moon has begun,' a jubilant G. Madhavan Nair, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said on the successful launch of India's first mission to the moon from here Wednesday morning.9:00 AM on October 22

Rocket completes mission, India's first moon spacecraft now in orbit

With a perfect liftoff, India's first spacecraft to the moon entered its scheduled orbit early Wednesday, placing the country in a select group of six. The US, former Soviet Union, European Space Agency, China and Japan have sent spacecrafts to the moon earlier.7:30 AM on October 22