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India’s first moon mission scheduled on Wednesday
Written on 22 Oct, 2008 at 9:21 in Science | viewed 274 views times and users have made 1 comment so far
India’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1, is scheduled to blast off aboard an Indian-built rocket at 6:20 a.m. (0050 GMT) on Wednesday. This is the world’s 68th mission. The world’s first moon mission was by the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on Jan 2, 1959. Russia, United States , China, Japan and European Space Agency are the only countries already sent spacecrafts to moon.
Health And Moon Dust
Written on 21 May, 2008 at 8:56 in Health, Science | viewed 101 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Since lungs are a highly sensitive organ that delivers oxygen molecules through a thin membrane directly to the blood, researchers are concerned about astronauts’ health. Long term exposure to lunar dust will increase the dust particles go deeper into the lungs, and this could be lethal.
But researchers are unsure about the consequences, so they have designed lunar bases to get more information on particle size, gravity and deposition rate. This could benefits for healthcare on Earth, such as improved delivery of aerosol medications to the lungs.
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