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Wednesday, October 22. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft on a lunar exploration mission.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launches Chandrayaan-1, the country's first unmanned lunar exploration mission. //www.indianexpress.com/news/Chandrayaan-1-launch-on-Oct-22/363173 ("The Indian Express")