Chandrayaan-1 is the first lunar mission from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and is designed to orbit the Moon and carries radar and particle detectors as well as instruments that will make observations in the visible, near infrared, and X-ray part of the electromagnetic spectrum. A sophisticated X-ray camera made by scientists and engineers from the U.K.’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is set to launch into space next week (October 22nd) aboard this spacecraft. This is the first time the U.K. and India have collaborated in space science. The U.K. partners will be following the progress of the launch in the early hours of Wednesday (Oct. 22nd ) with an event at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL). The launch is expected to take place at around 1:58 am. The camera — C1XS — was designed and built at STFC Space Science and Technology Department at RAL. It is an X-Ray Spectrometer that will measure X-rays to map the surface composition of the Moon which will help scientists to understand its origin and evolution, as well as quantifying the mineral resources that exist there. An animation visualizing the C1XS instrument conducting lunar science and the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft in transit from the Earth to the Moon is available online.