Chandrayaan, series of Indian lunar space probes. Chandrayaan is Hindi for ‘moon craft.’ Chandrayaan-1, the first lunar space probe of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), found water on the Moon. Chandrayaan-3 was ISRO’s first lunar lander.
Dr Vikram Sarabhai, founder of India’s space programme, while justifying the need for a space programme in a developing nation, famously stated, “We do