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title: "Who was the Project Director of the Chandrayaan- 1 mission?"  
description: "Who was the Project Director of the Chandrayaan- 1 mission?"  
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# Who was the Project Director of the Chandrayaan- 1 mission?

Who was the [Project](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/105927/how-to-excel-at-managing-multiple-projects) Director of the Chandrayaan- 1 [mission](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4150/isro-s-shukrayaan-greenlit-venus-mission-to-study-weather-and-atmosphere)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Sanjay Goenka

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**[“Mylswamy Annadurai”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylswamy_Annadurai), the Project Manager of [ChandraYaan -1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-1#:~:text=Mylswamy%20Annadurai%20%E2%80%93%20Project%20Director%2C%20Chandrayan%2D1)**

Chandrayaan -1 was launched by the [Indian Space Research Organisation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94158/which-is-the-latest-pslv-launched-by-isro) on **22 October 2008**, using the rocket **PSLV-XL C11** from **Satish Dhawan Space Centre, at Sriharikota**, **Andhra Pradesh**. This launch was considered a major boost to India’s Space Program. And India researched and developed its technology in order to explore the moon. It was inserted into Moon **on 8 November 2008**. But the [Moon impact probe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Impact_Probe) was dissolved on **14 November 2008 from the Chandrayaan orbit at 14:30 UTC**, the successful mission of chandrayaan-1 made India, the **4th** country to unfurl its flag on the moon. And the place in the moon where this probe ejected the soil top research the presence of **[Lunar Water](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_water)** is known as [Jawahar point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawahar_Point). The cost that was estimated for the project was 386 crore.\

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**[Moon Man of India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylswamy_Annadurai)**[,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylswamy_Annadurai)\

**Mylswamy Annadurai,** is also known as **“Moon Man of India”,** currently working for the Tamil Nadu state as a vice president at **Tamil Nadu state council for science and Technology (TNSCST).**

**Early Life**\
He was born **on 2 July 1958**, in Kothavadi village near Pollachi in **Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu,** before his position in **TNSCST,** he worked in the **Indian space Research organization** as a director of ISRO satellite center (ISAC), Banglore. In his 36 years of service span. He had made some memorable, commendable contributions. The two major missions of contributions are\
**[1- Chandrayaan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrayaan-1) -1**\
**[2- Mangalyaan.](https://www.google.com/search?q=mangalyaan+1&rlz=1C1GCEU_enIN821IN821&oq=&aqs=chrome.0.69i59i450l8.178760380j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)**\
He has been listed among **100 global thinkers of 2014**. And selected for the first among 100. In order to promote the knowledge and research that has been made by the Mylswamy annadurai, the **Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education (TNBSE)** mentioned him in their **books’ material.**\
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