India launches satellites in 100th space mission

From NBC News - AP - NEW DELHI, India — India's national space organization has marked its 100th mission by launching French and Japanese satellites.  The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said Sunday's launch of a French observation satellite and a Japanese microsatellite was a success. In 2008, India successfully sent a probe to the moon that detected evidence of water on the lunar surface for the first time. The Indian Space Research Organization's space agency plans to send a spacecraft to Mars next year. Read more

India launches satellites in 100th space mission