NEW DELHI (AP) — Scientists have better maps of distant Mars than the moon where astronauts have walked. But India hopes to change that with its first lunar mission. Chandrayaan-1 — which means “Moon Craft” in ancient Sanskrit — launched from the Sriharikota space center in southern India early Wednesday morning in a two-year mission aimed at laying the groundwork for further Indian space expeditions. Scientists, clapping and cheering, tracked the ascent on computer screens as they lost sight of the rocket in heavy clouds.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]