(not the music group) but chronicles of a shamelessly self-proclaimed writer through reading, reflection and experience. Passionate about India, the nonprofit sector and the tiny role I get to play in this so-called Philanthropic ecosystem. My journey is about 'doing good' and sometimes getting it right! Living in the DC-metropolitan area with dear husband and two sons.
Chandrayaan-1
India, today, launched Chandrayaan – 1, its first rocket to the moon at 0622 hours (Indian Standard Time) from Sriharikota. A moment of pride? Indeed! Though I barely understand the ABCs of this exercise, it is a feat of technological knowledge for India considering that this entire project was handled using indigenous brain and technology and parts developed in India. Lasting about two years, this unmanned mission is slated to surface the moon for natural resources and also pave way to land a rover on the moon in 2011 and eventually a manned space program by 2020 (Reuters). While a lot of articles covered the race between India and China, somehow the launch in India was quite understated and low-key. Agreed that a lot of people would also negate such events by bringing out priority issues like poverty into the fore, nonetheless, it is not about prestige and rivalry for India but to truly reap the rewards of all that the country has developed over the years. Such events are truly symbolic and hope the project turns out successful. The rocket is supposed to reach the moon in 15 days.
“Space is the frontier for mankind in the future. If we want to go beyond the moon, we have to go there first”
– Spokesperson for the Indian Space Research Organization.
Wikipedia offers useful information on Chandrayaan:
