India launches 1st Moon Mission

India launches its firs moon mission which was on Wednesday
October 15 2008. They were seeking how to convert its money into politics
And military clout and join the best group of nation with scientific know-
How to reach space. India is trying to be become the leader in Space
Research on Asian continent.
Last year Asia had taken the lead to exploring the moon. Japan and
China sent up space crafts last year and India’s moon craft-1 joined them to orbit the moon on a two year mission to map the lunar surface. The
Mission will come just after the finalized deal with United States that
Recognizes India to be a nuclear power.
“It is a remarkable technological achievement for the country” said
S. Satish who is a spokesman from Indian Space Research Organization who
Will launch the three thousand eighty pound satellite from the Sriharikota
Space Center in South India. Only United States, Russia and the European
Space Agency, Japan, and China sent missions to the moon. United States is
The only nation that has landed a human being on the moon’s surface
This was in nineteen-sixty-nine
In 2003, China became the first Asian country to put its own
Astronauts into space. Last month was its firs spacewalk. A year before that
China blasted and old satellite into space with a land based missile. This
Was the first such test ever including United States and Russia, “India Lags?
Only because it has chosen not to focus on the more expensive manned
Space mission” said G. Madhavan Nair. India is also collaborating closely
With other countries.
Eleven instruments were carried on the mission. Five were Indian,
Three from the European Space Agency, two from United States, and one
From Bulgaria. NASA is sending a Mini Synthetic Aperture Radar which
Will search for ice which is a very important resource for any human
Settlements under lunar poles.
India also wants to land a rover on the moon in two thousand eleven.
With this space launch India already took a big step to become a leader in
The region. S. Satish also said that “Space is the frontier for mankind in the
Future. If we
Want to go beyond the moon, we have to go there first.” “Compared to
China we are better of in many areas” said G. Madhavan Nair he said this
In an interview for Indian Space Research. A space analyst for the
Washington think tank GlobalSecuritu.org said “Each nation is doing its
Own thing to drive its research technology for the well-being of that
Nation”
The goal is among the $80 million mission are mapping the moon,
Scanning for mineral deposits under the surface and testing for future
Moon landing according to the Indian space agency. Indian Space program
Department is feeling very proud at their achievement. All small countries
In this region are looking India as a leader in Space Research and hoping
Many good things will come out of this new achievement. I am vey proud of
My Country.