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		<title>There is plenty of water on the moon, NASA confirms (Repeating for all needing)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) There is indeed water on the moon - as first indicated by India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan - and plenty of it, US space scientists said on the basis of impacts made by a new satellite.
&#8220;Indeed yes, we found water,&#8221; Anthony Colaprete, the principal investigator for US space [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There is plenty of water on the moon, NASA confirms</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) There is indeed water on the moon - as first indicated by India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan - and plenty of it, US space scientists said Friday on the basis of impacts made by a new satellite.
&#8220;Indeed yes, we found water,&#8221; Anthony Colaprete, the principal investigator for US [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why fundamental scientific research has not caught on in India  (Comment)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Narayanan Suresh
This can happen only in India! Even as the nation continues to celebrate the success of Chandrayaan, the country&#8217;s first space mission to moon, this is not something one of the seniormost scientists in India, Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, is particularly thrilled about.
Chandrayaan made many remarkable scientific discoveries and validations in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s space programmes based on its needs: Outgoing chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Oct 31 (IANS) India does not look at other Asian countries like Japan and China as competitors in the space sector as its programmes are based on its needs, said Madhavan Nair, who retired Saturday as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
&#8220;Our programmes are based on the practical needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Oct. 31 (ANI): Dr K Radhakrishnan, one of the key persons behind India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 mission, on Saturday took over as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
Dr Radhakrishnan, also director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, succeeds Dr G Madhavan Nair. 
Dr K Radhakrishnan is an accomplished technocrat with a distinguished career of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>K. Radhakrishnan takes over as new ISRO chairman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) Eminent scientist K. Radhakrishnan Saturday took over as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre here and acknowledged the expectations from him &#8220;in carrying on the good work&#8221;.
&#8220;I have now taken over as the chairman and as I have said before this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No bail for US Chandrayaan scientist charged with spying</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) A leading NASA scientist, credited with helping discover water on the Moon on India&#8217;s Chandrayaan mission, who has been arrested on charges of spying for Israel was denied bail after prosecutors said he was a &#8220;walking safe deposit box&#8221; of government secrets.
Judge Deborah Robinson Thursday rejected a bail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Successful firing of cryogenic engine a challenge for new ISRO chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, Oct 25 (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman-designate K. Radhakrishnan, who takes over Oct 31, has said his first priority would be to see that the indigenously built cryogenic engine is made ready for the GSLV launch by the year-end.
He made the statement soon after he learnt about his appointment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After the Moon, India eyeing human space flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) After the success of its first Chandrayaan moon mission, India is now looking at exploration of outer space using planetary missions including a human space flight programme, a UN panel was told.
&#8220;Having achieved self-reliance in end-to-end space programme, the Indian space programme is entering into space exploration phase mainly to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Chandrayaan scientist to remain in jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) An American scientist credited with helping find water on the Moon on India&#8217;s Chandrayaan mission has been ordered to remain in jail on a charge of spying for the Israeli government for a payment of $11,000.
US Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson Tuesday ordered Stewart D. Nozette, 52, arrested Monday afternoon after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No threat from Nozette&#8217;s arrest:  ISRO</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANI</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Oct 21 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday clarified there is no threat to the organization due to the arrest of senior American space scientist Daivd Nozette by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US.
The FBI arrested the NASA scientist Nozette, 52, on the allegation of spying for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA&#8217;s Steward David Nozette arrested, worked on Chandrayaan-1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aishwarya Bhatt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prosecutors said that Steward David Nozette who worked with NASA and even on India’s lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-1 has been arrested, as he had been caught trying to sell classified secrets to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence agent.
According to Nozette’s bio on US space agency NASA’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arrested NASA scientist worked on Chandrayaan-1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A senior NASA scientist who has been arrested in the US for alleged espionage was one of the main investigators of an American scientific instrument that flew aboard India&#8217;s lunar craft Chandrayaan-1.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation Monday filed a criminal complaint against Steward David Nozette, 52, for &#8220;attempted espionage&#8221;.
According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Rejected&#8221; solar particles help astronomers understand how sun affects moon (Re-issue)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANI</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, October 18 (ANI): A new study has determined that solar particles &#8220;rejected&#8221; by the lunar surface are helping astronomers better understand how the sun affects the moon.
The moon has virtually no atmosphere, so its surface is constantly being bombarded by solar wind, the charged particles flowing outward in all directions from the sun. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Rejected&#8221; solar particles help astronomers understand how sun affects moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANI</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, October 17 (ANI): A new study has determined that solar particles &#8220;rejected&#8221; by the lunar surface are helping astronomers better understand how the sun affects the moon.
The moon has virtually no atmosphere, so its surface is constantly being bombarded by solar wind, the charged particles flowing outward in all directions from the sun. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s Chandrayaan reveals how water is produced on Moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANI</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Paris, October 16 (ANI): The ESA-ISRO instrument SARA onboard the Indian Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter has confirmed how water is likely being created on the lunar surface.
The findings from the instrument indicate that the Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out by the Sun.
These particles interact with the oxygen present [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s top space scientist heads world astronautics body</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) India&#8217;s top space scientist G. Madhavan Nair has been elected president of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) at its general assembly in South Korea, the Indian space agency said Monday.
Nair, chairman of the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has been vice-president of the IAA for four years prior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US rocket crashes into moon in search of water (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, Oct 9 (DPA) A NASA rocket crashed into the moon Friday, sending a huge plume of dust above the surface in an experiment scientists hope will provide data about ice hidden in the perpetually dark lunar craters.
Major telescopes around the world were aimed at the Caebus crater on the moon&#8217;s south pole for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How water on Moon may be &#8216;harvested&#8217; in future to propel missions to Mars (Re-Issue)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London, September 27 (ANI): With an instrument aboard India&#8217;s Chandryaan discovering water molecules on the Moon, scientists are now all the more confident of harvesting water from the lunar surface in the future, which could help sustain lunar astronauts and even propel missions to Mars.Three spacecraft - India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 and NASA&#8217;s Cassini and Deep Impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data related to traces of water on moon being analysed, says Chavan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Sep.26 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said analysis of data collected about the presence of traces of water on moon was being done.
Visiting Council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR) technology award event in held in the national capital, the Union Minister Prithviraj Chavan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s moon mission lauded in Dhaka daily</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) Applauding India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission and the discovery of water on the moon, a Dhaka daily has said the find has significantly widened the scope for space research.
But The Daily Star newspaper, in an editorial Saturday, cautioned against rivalry among those engaged in research and exploration on the moon.
&#8220;The old big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water on Moon may be &#8216;harvested&#8217; in future to propel missions to Mars</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/water-on-moon-may-be-harvested-in-future-to-propel-missions-to-mars_100252519.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London, September 26 (ANI): With an instrument aboard India&#8217;s Chandryaan discovering water molecules on the Moon, scientists are now all the more confident of harvesting water from the lunar surface in the future, which could help sustain lunar astronauts and even propel missions to Mars.
Three spacecraft - India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 and NASA&#8217;s Cassini and Deep Impact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chandrayaan-I a 110 percent success, asserts ISRO chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) By finding water on the lunar surface, India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has completed &#8220;110 percent of the objectives&#8221;, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair said here Friday.
Disagreeing with a section of the media, which dubbed the moon mission a &#8216;failure&#8217; when it was abruptly aborted Aug [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s probe first to sniff water on moon (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) India&#8217;s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) was the first instrument to detect water on the moon - way back in November last year when the spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 entered lunar orbit, space agency chief G. Madhavan Nair said here Friday.
&#8220;I am happy to share for the first time with all of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water on moon in daylight a &#8216;huge surprise&#8217; for scientists</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) Discovery of water on the moon by India&#8217;s first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 with a thin layer of surface &#8216;dew&#8217; appearing to form and then dissipating each day has set the scientific community agog.
&#8220;Finding water on the Moon in daylight is a huge surprise, even if it is only a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian scientists knew about lunar water presence in June (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) India&#8217;s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-I, had made a &#8220;path-breaking and real discovery&#8221; by establishing the presence of water on the moon in June itself, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Friday.
India&#8217;s own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on board the country&#8217;s maiden lunar craft had discovered water on the moon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists find key to unlock oxygen from moon&#8217;s surface, raising hopes of space outpost in future</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, September 25 (ANI): Following the discovery of water on the Moon by an instrument aboard India&#8217;s recently ended Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, researchers from NASA and Case Western Reserve University have found a key to unlocking oxygen from the surface of the moon, which would help make a space outpost possible in the future.
Scientists from NASA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chandrayaan-I mission was a complete success, says ISRO chairman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sept 25 (ANI): Terming the finding of water on the Lunar surface a &#8216;historic&#8217; one, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Friday said that the Chandrayaan-I mission was a complete success. 
Addressing mediapersons here, Nair said: &#8220;The Chandrayaan mission performed wonderfully. Earlier, I said it had completed 95 per cent of its mission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water on moon brings colonisation dream nearer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) Discovery of water on the moon by India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 may bolster US space agency NASA&#8217;s long-held goal of setting up an outpost there, a US researcher says.
One ton of the moon&#8217;s surface - in which the water&#8217;s ingredients are held - could yield as much as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How water is formed on the Moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, September 25 (ANI): Data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), an instrument aboard India&#8217;s recently ended Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, along with the Deep Impact spacecraft, has confirmed the existence of water on the surface of the Moon, with scientists explaining the process of its formation.
&#8220;Water ice on the moon has been something of a holy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA thanks ISRO for discovering water on moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): America&#8217;s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) thanked the efforts of the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) which traced water molecules on the moon&#8217;s surface. 
ISRO on Thursday announced that its maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-I had traced water molecules on the moon&#8217;s surface. 
&#8220;We want to thank ISRO for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s own probe also found water on moon: ISRO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep 25 (IANS) India&#8217;s own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on board the country&#8217;s maiden lunar craft had discovered water on the moon, a finding confirmed by US space agency NASA&#8217;s probe that was also aboard Chandrayaan-1, India&#8217;s top space scientist G. Madhavan Nair said here Friday.
India&#8217;s first lunar mission had made a &#8220;path-breaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tripura&#8217;s royal Durga Puja continues, courtesy government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala, Sep 25 (IANS) For over 200 years, Tripura&#8217;s best known Durga Puja festivities have been held at a temple here, with the Communist government holding good its promise to the state&#8217;s erstwhile royal family by continuing to organise it year after year.
Tripura is possibly the only Indian state where the government takes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water on moon raises new questions about its origin: NASA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Washington, Sep 25 (IANS) The confirmation of elevated water molecules in the moon&#8217;s polar regions by India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 raises new questions about its origin and effect on the mineralogy of the moon, US scientists say.
&#8220;Water ice on the moon has been something of a holy grail for lunar scientists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moon water: NASA thanks Indian space agency for partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, Sep 24 (IANS) India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan has been successful in finding traces of water on the lunar surface, the US space agency NASA said here Thursday, and thanked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the partnership.
A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) official said that traces of water and hydroxyl, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s lunar probe finds water traces on moon face (Intro Roundup)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) In a discovery hailed as path-breaking, India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan has found evidence of water on the moon.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) late Thursday confirmed that Chandrayaan-1 has detected presence of water on the moon.
&#8220;Excellent quality data from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument of the National Aeronautics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Moon water is more precious than gold&#8217; (Lead)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) The sensational discovery of water molecules on the lunar surface by an instrument owned by the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and carried by India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 has been termed by scientists as a &#8220;very precious find&#8221;.
&#8220;Moon water is more precious than gold,&#8221; an Indian space scientist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water on moon: Scientists cry eureka!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) India&#8217;s first lunar mission is perhaps the only space project that has raised many eyebrows. But the sensational finding of water on moon has vindicated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials&#8217; faith in the Rs.386-crore mission.
&#8220;Those who oppose the project have no concept of the lunar mission. Ours is entirely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Moon water is more precious than gold&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) The sensational discovery of water molecules on the lunar surface by an instrument owned by the US&#8217;s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and carried by India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 has been termed by scientists as a &#8220;very precious find&#8221;.
&#8220;Moon water is more precious than gold,&#8221; an Indian space scientist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s lunar mission finds water on moon (Roundup)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore/Washington/London/New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) In a discovery that has rocked the scientific establishment and hailed as path-breaking, India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission has found evidence of water on the moon.
&#8220;The moon has distinct signatures of water,&#8221; top American scientist Carle Pieters confirmed Thursday, a revelation that has brought space travel one big step from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IANS Top Stories At 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ NATIONAL
Indian spacecraft finds water on the moon - Third Lead moved at 1345,
Roundup to move by 1845
Rahul Gandhi stays in Dalit hut again - Lead moved at 1730, Second Lead to
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		<title>Chandrayaan-1 has given space exploration a huge boost: Royal Astronomical Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Sep 24 (IANS) The discovery of water on the moon by Indian maiden lunar craft Chandrayaan-1 is just the breakthrough international space scientists were waiting for in order to kick start the moon exploration programme again, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) said Thursday.
&#8220;This is a massively impressive accomplishment,&#8221; RAS Secretary Martin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian scientists rejoice as Chandrayaan-1 traces &#8216;water&#8217; in moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) As news trickled out about Indian maiden lunar mission tracing water molecules on the moon&#8217;s surface, scientists rejoiced at the discovery and hope that it will pave the way for growing vegetation in the earth&#8217;s natural satellite in future.
&#8220;I am really very happy to know that the the NASA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our baby found water on moon: ISRO scientist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) The &#8220;baby&#8221; had done its job by finding water on the moon, India&#8217;s ace space scientist and project director of the country&#8217;s maiden lunar mission M. Annadurai said here Thursday. 
&#8220;The baby has done its job by helping us find water on the moon,&#8221; Annadurai, project director of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian spacecraft finds water on the moon (Third Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore/Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) In a sensational scientific discovery, India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has found evidence of water on the moon.
&#8220;The moon has distinct signatures of water,&#8221; top American scientist Carle Pieters confirmed Thursday.
&#8220;The evidence of water molecules on the surface of the moon was found by the moon mineralogy mapper (M3) of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s mooncraft &#8216;discovers&#8217; water on moon: US scientist (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore/Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) India&#8217;s maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found evidence of water on the surface of the moon, a top American scientist confirmed Thursday.
&#8220;The moon has distinct signatures of water. The evidence of water molecules on the surface of the moon was found by the moon mineralogy mapper (M3) of the US-based National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s Chandrayaan first to find water on Moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ London, September 23 (ANI): Data from Chandrayaan-1, India&#8217;s first lunar mission, has revealed the presence of large quantities of water on the surface of the Moon, a discovery that is a significant boost for India in its space race against China.
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) lost control of Chandrayaan-1 last month, and aborted the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water on moon can&#8217;t be confirmed: ISRO chief (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair has said he can&#8217;t confirm the presence of water on the moon.
&#8220;Mineralogy matter has given 97 percent of the moon surface coverage. I can&#8217;t confirm the presence of water now. Before the end of this week, we will let you know,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presence of water on moon can&#8217;t be confirmed: ISRO chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) The American space agency NASA is expected to announce Thursday major findings of its moon mineralogy matter that went on board India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1.
The announcement has been kept under wraps, but it is speculated it will be about the presence of water or ice on the moon. 
Worried about the reports, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India puts Oceansat-2, six European satellites in orbit (Roundup)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 23 (IANS) India consolidated its position as a leading global player in the space sector as it Wednesday launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite, the Rs.160-crore ($32 million) Oceansat-2, to study oceans and climate, along with six small European satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India launches Oceansat-2, six European satellites (Third Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 23 (IANS) India Wednesday successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite, the Rs.160-crore ($32 million) Oceansat-2, to study oceans and climate, and six small European satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here. 
Under a clear blue sky, the 44.4-metre tall, 230-tonne Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISRO all set to launch Oceansat-2 satellite</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sriharikota, Sep 22 (ANI): The placing of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) with the Oceansat-2 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Tuesday, signalled the countdown for the final launch.
This historic launch, scheduled on the afternoon of September 23 will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISRO begins countdown for PSLV C-14 launch at Sriharikota</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sriharikota, Sep 21 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started the countdown for the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Monday.
The PSLV - C -14 is scheduled to launch from the Satish Dhavan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday.
The PSLV, the most trusted launch vehicle of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Findings from India&#8217;s Chandrayaan to provide new understanding of lunar surface</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London, September 18 (ANI): India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS) has gathered data for a total of 30 solar flares, giving the most accurate measurements to date of magnesium, aluminum, silicon, calcium, and iron in the lunar surface.
Although contact was lost with Chandrayaan-1 last month, the enhanced performance of the C1XS instrument, which exceeded its design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chandrayaan-1 was a fantastic success: European scientist</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian media should stop criticising the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for abruptly terminating Chandrayaan-1 and instead applaud the success of its moon mission, a European space scientist has said.
Although its life was cut short, ISRO&#8217;s Chandrayaan-1 was a &#8220;fantastic success&#8221;, Detlef Koschny, European Chandrayaan-1 project scientist, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Space scientists laud India&#8217;s moon mission data despite setback</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep 7 (IANS) Top international space scientists Monday lauded India&#8217;s maiden lunar mission for the excellent quality of the data sent by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, a senior space agency official said.
&#8220;About 50 scientists from Europe, America and India met here to review the data received from Chandrayaan during its 10-month tryst with the moon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISRO admits miscalculation of moon temperature led to Chandrayaan&#8217;s early termination</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep.7 (ANI): A senior official at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has candidly admitted that scientists miscalculated the temperature of the moon and that this had led to the early termination of the Chandrayaan-I mission last month. 
Dr T K Alex, director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, said: &#8220;We assumed that the temperature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists to review India&#8217;s moon mission saga</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Sep 6 (IANS) Top European and American space scientists will join their Indian counterparts here Monday to review the performance of India&#8217;s maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 that was aborted prematurely last week, a senior space agency official said Sunday.
&#8220;Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US scientist&#8217;s flip-flop on Chandrayaan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) Three days after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) admitted the abrupt end of its Chandrayaan-1 mission, a leading US-based scientist associated with the project Wednesday termed it &#8220;a complete success&#8221;, but added that &#8220;what we have not achieved is our ultimate goal, which was a much more extended mission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chandrayaan images debunk Apollo 15 conspiracy theory: Scientist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) In a considerable downer for space conspiracy theorists, Chandrayaan-1&#8217;s terrain-mapper camera has recorded images of the landing site of US spaceship Apollo 15 and tracks of its lunar rovers that were used by astronauts to travel on moon&#8217;s surface nearly four decades ago, a scientist said Wednesday.
Prakash Chauhan of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chandrayaan confirms moon was once completely molten: Scientist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) Chandrayaan&#8217;s moon mineralogy mapper has confirmed the magma ocean hypothesis, meaning that the moon was once completely molten, a senior scientist said Wednesday.
&#8220;It proves beyond doubt the magma ocean hypothesis. There is no other way this massive rock type could be formed,&#8221; said Carle Pieters, science manager at the NASA-supported spectroscopy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doomed Chandrayaan-1 has already yielded useful data on Moon&#8217;s mineralogy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, September 1 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) might have prematurely terminated the country&#8217;s first moon exploration mission after it lost radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 over the weekend, but the probe is already said to have yielded a treasure trove of useful data.
This suggestion comes from Carle Pieters, a planetary geologist at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And now, India plans mission to Mars after 2015 (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) India will embark on an unmanned mission to Mars after 2015 to explore the red planet in quest of its space ambitions, a senior space official said Monday.
Clarifying the statement made by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair at Panaji earlier in the day on the Mars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISRO to launch Mars mission by 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI):Indian Space research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madavan Nair said on Monday that India would launch an Indian mission to Mars by 2013.
The ISRO has begun the preparations for sending a spacecraft to Mars.
Earlier on Aug 13 the Union Government sanctioned seed money of Rs 10 crore for Mars project, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India terminates maiden moon mission abruptly (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Panaji/Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) India&#8217;s first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 has been terminated abruptly after repeated attempts to restore radio contact with the spacecraft failed, a top space official said Sunday.
&#8220;We had to terminate the mission as we don&#8217;t have contact with the spacecraft. Though we are disappointed with what has happened, we have managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India terminates moon mission, ISRO chief to meet PM (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) India Sunday decided to terminate its first unmanned moon mission as contact could not be re-established with the spacecraft Chandrayaan, Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said, adding that he would meet the prime minister next week to brief him about the development.
&#8220;We are disappointed with what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chandrayaan: Fact-sheet of aborted moon mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) India&#8217;s first unmanned moon mission was called off Sunday, a day after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost radio contact with it. Here are the main highlights of the Chandrayaan odyssey:
&#8211; The $80 million (Rs.380 crore) Chadrayaan-1 was launched Oct 22, 2008, from ISRO&#8217;s spaceport Sriharikota, about 90 km [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India calls off Chandrayaan moon mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) India Sunday decided to terminate its first unmanned moon mission as contact could not be re-established with the spacecraft Chandrayaan, a top space official said here.
&#8220;We are disappointed with what has happened, but we have managed to salvage a large volume of data,&#8221; Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. [...]]]></description>
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Sukhbir Badal&#8217;s chopper makes emergency [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chances of restoring contact with Chandrayaan slim: ISRO</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian scientists are still trying to restore radio contact with the lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1, but the chances of re-establishing contact are slim, a senior space official said Sunday.
&#8220;Efforts are still on to restore the signal with the mooncraft though chances are slim. If we fail to establish the link [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s moon mission operation suspended (Third Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) India suspended its first moon mission operation after the lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 lost radio contact with the earth in the wee hours of Saturday, a top official of the Indian space agency said.&#8221;At the moment, we have suspended the operation. Calling off the mission depends on what elements we get back. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s first moon mission Chandrayaan-I &#8220;definitely over&#8221;, says project director</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ANI</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Aug 29(ANI): India&#8217;s ambitious moon mission &#8212; Chandrayaan-I &#8212; came to an abrupt end on Saturday after losing radio with the spacecraft.
&#8220;The mission is definitely over. We have lost contact with the spacecraft. It (Chandrayaan-1) has done its job technically&#8230;100 per cent. Scientifically also, it has done almost 90-95 percent of its job,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lunarcraft loses contact, India may abort moon mission (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/lunarcraft-loses-contact-india-may-abort-moon-mission-second-lead_100240068.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) India may have to abort its first moon mission after attempts Saturday to restore radio contact with its lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 proved futile, a senior space official said.
&#8220;Chandrayaan mission is as good as lost. Attempts to restore its communication link that snapped in the wee hours (01:30 IST) have failed,&#8221; Indian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India may abandon moon mission after radio link snaps (Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Aug 29 (IANS) India may have to abandon its first unmanned lunar mission after the spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 abruptly lost radio contact with its ground station here early Saturday.
&#8220;We have lost the communication link with the spacecraft in the wee hours (01:30 IST) of Saturday. Attempts to re-establish contact have been futile. The mission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s first moon mission may be over, says project director</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Aug 29 (ANI):India&#8217;s ambitious moon mission &#8212; Chandrayaan-I &#8212; has probably ended after loosing radio contact since Saturday noon, said its project director M. Annadurai, but Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G. Madhavan Nair said scientists will evaluate the performance of the mission over the next two days before deciding whether or [...]]]></description>
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