India sends unmanned mission to moon's far side
SRIHARIKOTA, India (AP) — India successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to the far side of the moon on Monday, a week after aborting the mission due to a technical problem.Scientists at the mission control center burst into applause as the rocket lifted off in clear weather as scheduled at 2:43 p.m. K. Sivan, head of the Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO, said the rocket successfully injected the spacecraft into orbit.The spacecraft — named Chandrayaan, the Sanskrit wo
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