2016 : Chandrayaan-1 is carrying payloads from the U.S. , India and Bulgaria . Two - year mission seeks high - resolution , 3-D imaging of the moon 's surface . Chandrayaan-1 documents India and China 's approach to the moon . Chandrayaan means ` ` moon craft '' in ancient Sanskrit .
NEW : Chandrayaan-1 is carrying payloads from the U.S. , EU and Bulgaria . Two-year mission seeks high-resolution , 3-D imaging of the moon 's surface . Chandrayaan-1 follows Japan and China 's missions to the moon . Chandrayaan means `` moon craft '' in ancient Sanskrit .