Indian moon mission eclipsed by Apollo 11 anniversary

The mission has not exactly covered itself in glory. To quote from an editorial in 'The Hindu' recently:

"But why did ISRO choose to draw a veil on the problems the Moon mission was facing? Information now available with this newspaper suggests that the first major subsystem failure occurred a few weeks after the spacecraft was launched. An official press release issued when the spacecraft’s orbit was raised two months ago gave no hint of any malfunction. Had the problems not been reported in the journal Science and the Indian media, ISRO would probably have chosen not to disclose them. The people of India have unstintingly supported the space programme. ISRO needs to repay that trust with openness and transparency."

http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/20/stories/2009072055480800.htm

Awesome pun.