Event Name :
ISRO Press Conference

Event Date :
17th July 2009

Event Description :
Madhavan Nair, ISRO Chairman addressing media regarding India's maiden satellite Chandrayaan 1 orbiting the moon came close to total failure because of overheating but scientists made quick fixes to keep it going, and the mission is safe

Photo Date :
17th July 2009

Photo Caption :
A file photo, India's first unmanned mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft is seen as it is unveiled at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Satellite Centre in Bangalore, India. India's maiden satellite orbiting the moon came close to total failure because of overheating but scientists made quick fixes to keep it going, and the mission is safe, officials said, in Bangalore on Friday 17th July 2009

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