Feature History and partnerships ISRO announced the Chandrayaan-1 mission in 2003 and in spring 2004, expressed interest in cooperation with ESA. A Cooperative Agreement was signed between two agencies, and entered into force in June 2005.   Chandrayaan-1 is led by ISRO. ESA is coordinating the provision of three European instruments, has provided support in areas such as thermal design and flight dynamics, and is providing support for data archiving and processing. Other partners include Bulgaria and the USA.       Last update: 9 October 2008  •  Looking at the Moon (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM5DO4N0MF_index_0_m.html)  •  SMART-1 (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/index.html) Read more  •  Welcome to the double planet (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMO1VMKPZD_0.html)  •  Lunar science - still plenty left to do! (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEM2BHXO4HD_0.html)  •  Where did the Moon come from? (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/SMART-1/SEMACHXO4HD_0.html) Related ESApod  •  SHAR: the Indian launch base (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMHJLY5KMF__0.html)  •  India – Europe cooperation (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMZ4A3IDMF_index_0.html)  •  Video overview of the Chandrayaan-1 mission (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMNBQSG7MF_index_0.html) Related links  •  Indian Space Research Organisation (http://www.isro.org/)  •  Chandrayaan-1 at ISRO (http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/home.htm)  •  C1XS web page (http://www.sstd.rl.ac.uk/c1xs/C1_Launch.htm)  •  SIR-2 web page (http://www.mps.mpg.de/projects/sir)  •  SARA web page (http://documents.irf.se/get_document.php?group=Administration &docid=984) In depth  •  Moon facts (http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31412)