India's first lunar voyage successfully launched

India made the next giant leap in its space program early Wednesday with the launch of the country's first deep space mission, a probe to circle the moon with science gear from India, Europe and the United States. The 3,042-pound Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft was launched at 0052 GMT Wednesday (8:52 p.m. EDT Tuesday) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota Island on India's east coast. More

(Source: SpaceFlightNow - Oct 22)