
India became the fourth country on Earth to land a probe on the moon, when its first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 sent down the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) painted in the Indian tricolour.
The 34 kg probe instrument was hurled from an altitude of 100 kms. onto the lunar surface. It reached on the Moon's surface at 8:31pm IST (Friday, November 14, 2008 - today). It is a proud moment for all of us. The Indian tricolour is painted on all sides of the Moon Impact Probe which is attached to the main orbiting spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1. It was launched from Earth on October 22, 2008.
I don't know about you guys, but I have been following the developments very closely and feel really proud that finally the mission has been a success.

P.S:
The Indian tricolour had been hoisted on Mount Everest and Antarctica. And now it is on the moon.

P.P.S:
This topic is obviously not connected to motorycles/motorcycling in ANY way but I totally believe that this is a moment to celebrate and hence this thread.
CONGRATULATIONS to all of us and to the whole team of Chandrayan-1!

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