The malfunctioning in the India's first moon mission probe "Chandrayaan 1" could cause the mission to end sooner than expected

Last year in october, india launched its first ever spacecraft for exploring the lunar surfaces and proudly considered as a major step ahead as a space exploring nation. Yesterday, some reports came in from Indian Space Research Organisation that the mission almost came closer to failure as some devices began overheating while the satellite was being transferred into a closer orbit. This could have caused a total failure of the mission but the scientists somehow managed to save it by compromising a critical instrument called star sensor which is responsible for taking a clearer picture of the lunar surfaces. Though the mission is considered as safe for now but the quality of pictures send by the satellite is improvised and thus the time span of the mission might have to be cut short. The mission is expected to cost 3.8bn rupees and the data collected by it is planned to be used to boost India's capacity to build more efficient rockets and satellites, especially through miniaturization, and open research avenues for young Indian scientists.