ESA and India tighten relations at IAC 2007   Inauguration ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 24 of September 2007, Hydrabad, India. On the large screen James Zimmerman, President of the International Astronautical Federation(IAF).   Prithviraj Chauhan, Minister of State in the Indian Prime Minister's Office inaugurates the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) on the morning of 24 September, Hydrabad, India.   ESA's Director General at the Plenary Event Heads of Agency session, International Astronautical Congress, 24 September 2007, Hydrabad, India   This artist's concept shows the Indian lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1. The spacecraft will carry two European experiments on board which are direct descendents of ESA's SMART-1 - the infrared spectrometer, SIR2, and the X-ray spectrometer, C1XS, to study the mineralogy and the chemical composition of the lunar surface. The third European instrument on board is the SARA Sub-kiloelectronvolt Atom Reflecting Analyser, that will study the interaction between the lunar surface and the solar wind. Release date: 2 December 2008