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India launches its first uncrewed lunar probe mission Chandrayaan-1.

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Exploration of the Moon

Missions to the Moon

The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on 14 September, 1959. Prior to that the only available means of lunar exploration had been observations from Earth. The…
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Chandrayaan-1

Indian lunar mission (2008–2009)

Chandrayaan-1 of the Chandrayaan programme, was the first Indian lunar probe. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in October 2008, and operated until August 2009. The mission consisted of an orbiter and an impactor. India launched the spacecraft…
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October 22

Day of the year

October 22 is the 295th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 70 days remain until the end of the year.
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