Moon Impact Probe (Chandrayaan I) - 14 Nov Children's Day

Nov 14 apart being Children's Day in india it is Historic day when in year 2008 The Moon Impact Probe(MIP) a lunar probe developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was released by ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 lunar remote sensing orbiter on to the surface of moon. MIP carried Indian Flag etched onto it to the surface of moon. Further the MIP release on 14th Nov was an attempt by ISRO to inspire future scientists of the country. With this mission, India became the fifth entity to reach the lunar surface. Other entities to have done so are the former Soviet Union, the United States, the European Space Agency (currently owned by 18 member nations) and Japan.More Details visit www.ournewplanets.com