India makes history, as Tri-colour lands on Moon, Mission Chandrayaan-I successful

Breaking News! India created history today, as the tri-colour (tiranga) successfully landed on the lunar surface, fulfilling the dreams of over a billion people. India's first-ever unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan-I released the 'Moon Impact Probe (MIP)" into the moon's surface. The probe was detached at 8:06 PM and took 25 minutes to reach the lunar surface. It landed on the moon at 8.31 PM.

The MIP has the Indian flag tricolour painted on all four sides. It has a weight of 35kg. The MIP will remain on the lunar surface for 30 minutes and take photographs. ISRO confirmed that it received the first signal from the MIP after it landed on moon.

A dream came true for over a billion of Indians, as the moon impact probe with tricolour painted on it, landed on the moon's surface. People in India rejoiced and celebrated with high emotion. It was a proud moment for our scientists.

It was a day of reckoning for every Indian. November 14 - Children's Day - Jawaharlal Nehru's Birthday will always be remembered as a historic day for Indian Space Science. India became the fourth country in the world after US, Russia and Japan to send a national flag to moon.