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Chandrayaan-I launch likely by September 19

New Delhi: India’s maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-I has reached a major milestone with scientists completing the integration of all instruments onto the spacecraft. The aim is to launch it by September 19.

Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) last week completed the integration of 11 instruments – six indigenous and five under international cooperation – onto the spacecraft, which is no bigger than a typical office cubicle.

“We are carrying out integrated tests to ensure that all systems match our expectations and to record the spacecraft level data for future references,” Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayaan-I, told PTI.

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