Astrologers to astronomers: Oct 22 good day for moon mission launch

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http://in.news./43/20081018/982/tsc-astrologers-to-astronomers-oct-22-go.htmlAstrologers to astronomers: Oct 22 good day for moon mission launchVenkatachari JagannathanSat, Oct 18 08:59 AMChennai, Oct 18 (IANS) There are astrologers among the astronomersin the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) too. They have declared that the day set for the country's first moon mission, Oct 22,will be aupicious.Seven years ago, on Oct 22, 2001, ISRO had successfully launched aPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C3) carrying three satellites -one of its own and two from overseas.The Indian satellite was the 1,108 kg Technology ExperimentSatellite and its co-passengers were Bird from Germany weighing 92 kgand the Belgian satellite Proba that weighed 94 kg.That was the second time ISRO had launched three satellites in oneflight. The earlier occasion was in 1999 when PSLV-C2 slung the1,050-kg Indian Remote Sensing satellite IRS P4, DLR-Tubsat (45 kg) ofGermany and South Korean satellite Kitsat weighing 110 kg.ISRO officials have been making a replica of every rocket they flyand placing it at the feet of Lord Balaji at the Hindu holy city ofTirupati a day before every launch. Tirupati is close to the SatishDhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, the launch site.India's lunar mission Chandrayaan will be ISRO's 27th launch and PSLV's 14th flight.