On Oct 22, 2008, India's first unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, was launched.

On Oct 22, 2008

India’s first unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, was launched.

The probe successfully landed on the Moon on November 14, 2008, making India the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the Moon.

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