ISRO- Inside Out

• The Indian Space Research Organisation is the primary body for space research under the control of the government of India, and one of the leading space research organisations in the world.
• It was established in its modern form in 1969 as a result of coordinated efforts initiated earlier.
• Under the guidance of a number of scientists, ISRO has conducted a variety of operations—supported by its launch vehicle fleet—for both Indian and foreign clients.
• ISRO has several field installations at its disposal and cooperates with the international community as a part of several bilateral and multilateral agreements.

Water on Moon not of foreign origin: ISRO

• What’s the source of water molecules on the Moon?
• Have these originated from sources outside the Moon the belief so far
• Or are these generated on the moon itself?
• Soon after NASA’s announcement that its Moon Minerology Mapper (M3) had discovered water molecules in the Moon’s polar regions.
• Many space experts believed that the source of water molecules could have been anoutside source like comets or solar winds.
• They believed that these molecules could have been deposited several billion years ago and had remained there. Annadurai said these water molecules were found for the first time in the sunlight region of the Moon.

Isro to bring moon to earth

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is building a replica of the surface of the moon in preparation for the country's second lunar mission.
• Chandrayaan-2, to be launched in 2013, will comprise two robotic rovers to explore the lunar surface and also dig deeper.