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TimePublished on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 07:41, Updated on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 09:57 in Sci-Tech » Tech section

OVER THE MOON: Patil said India should aim at sending Indian astronauts to space.

OVER THE MOON: Patil said India should aim at sending Indian astronauts to space.


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New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday congratulated ISRO scientists on the successful launch of India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1, calling it a "landmark day" for the country.

In a message from Guwahati, Patil said it was a "landmark day" which would inspire the Indian space scientists for sending manned missions in the future.

Patil, who is on a tour of the Northeast, said India should aim at sending Indian astronauts to space in an Indian space capsule.

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