Date:12/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/12/stories/2008091250410100.htm

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Chandrayaan-I passes endurance test

Bangalore: The lunar craft to be used in India’s first unmanned mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-I, successfully passed a test for its endurance in harsh space environment, crossing a major milestone in preparation for the odyssey expected some time next month.

The two-week vacuum test to evaluate the thermal design of the spacecraft and to verify its endurance in the harsh environment of space has just been completed at the ISRO Satellite Centre here, sources in the space agency said. “The test was satisfactory,” an ISRO official told PTI on Thursday.