15th August, 2003:
Chandrayaan programme is announced by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
22nd October, 2008:
Chandrayaan 1 takes off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota
8th November, 2008:
Chandrayaan 1 enters a Lunar Transfer Trajectory
14th November, 2008:
The Moon Impact Probe ejects from Chandrayaan 1 and crashes near the lunar South Pole — confirms presence of water molecules on Moon's surface
28th August, 2009:
End of Chandrayaan 1 programme