Chandrayaan-3 landing: Noida-based tech start-up powers eyes of lunar rover
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 landing: Noida-based tech start-up powers eyes of lunar rover

Live Mint  

A Noida-based tech start-up found itself in the front row as India scripted history on Wednesday with the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3. “We are very excited and look forward to seeing the Pragyaan rover navigating the lunar surface using our software. Scientists on earth can then take the rover for a tour of the photographed area on the basis of the 3D model of the lunar surface generated by the software. The Pragyaan rover uses just two cameras which act as its eyes, while the software generates the 3D maps of the lunar surface.

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Centre has accorded approval for Chandrayaan-5 Mission: ISRO Chief
1 week, 4 days ago

Centre has accorded approval for Chandrayaan-5 Mission: ISRO Chief

Deccan Chronicle  

The Centre has recently accorded approval for the ambitious Chandrayaan-5 mission to study the Moon, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Sunday.At an event to felicitate him for taking over as the Chairman of the Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation, Narayanan said that unlike the Chandrayaan-3 mission which carried the 25-kg rover 'Prayagyaan', the Chandrayaan-5 mission would carry a 250 …

Chandrayaan 3: Pragyan rover discovers new ancient crater on Moon surface
6 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Pragyan rover discovers new ancient crater on Moon surface

Hindustan Times  

India's moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, has discovered a 160-km-wide moon crater near its landing site. Indian Space Research Organisation releases an image of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander clicked around 11 a.m. IST from about 15 m through a Pragyan rover's navigation camera, hours after the release of its first image, which shows the lander resting on the moon's surface. The rover is …

Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface

The Hindu  

The Indian Space Research Organisation landed on the Moon on August 23, 2023. August 15 | Lander Position Detection Camera captures images of the moon This video clip shows a range of pictures of the rugged lunar surface captured by Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Position Detection Camera while in the moon’s orbit. August 17 | The moon as seen by the Lander …

Chandrayaan-3: A new way to see the Moon! Pragyan rover shares lunar image with 3D feel
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: A new way to see the Moon! Pragyan rover shares lunar image with 3D feel

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan-3 mission's triumph has no bounds! In another significant achievement, the Pragyan rover pulled off a new method to visualise the Moon – in 3D effect. ISRO shares Moon's 3D image The 3D effect is created using this technique by the help of stereo or multi-view images that give immersive view of an object. The rover created these anaglyph images …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover shares lunar image with 3D feel
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover shares lunar image with 3D feel

Live Mint  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on 5 September put out a 3-dimensional ‘anaglyph’ image of the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander from the south pole of the Moon. This image features the left image within the red channel, and the right image within the blue and green channels, resulting in a striking cyan hue. "The Anaglyph presented here is created using NavCam …

Chandrayaan-3 | ‘Smile, please!’ Pragyan’s cameras capture Vikram
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 | ‘Smile, please!’ Pragyan’s cameras capture Vikram

The Hindu  

The Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover has captured an image of the Vikram lander. Post the soft landing on the lunar surface, the Pragyan rover rolled out from the Vikram lander and since then has been traversing on the Moon. The image of the lander also shows the deployment of the Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment and Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity. On …

Chandrayaan 3 mission: Pragyan rover detects oxygen, other elements on Moon
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 mission: Pragyan rover detects oxygen, other elements on Moon

Live Mint  

The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 has “unambiguously confirmed” the presence of sulphur in the lunar surface near south pole. “Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard the Rover unambiguously confirms the presence of Sulphur in the lunar surface near the south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements. ISRO informed on Monday that the Pragyan Rover had come across …

Chandrayaan-3 rover moves around lunar south pole region, all experiments functional: Isro
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 rover moves around lunar south pole region, all experiments functional: Isro

Hindustan Times  

Pragyan rover from Chandrayaan-3 is moving around on Moon’s surface in “pursuit of lunar secrets at the south pole”, the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Saturday, declaring that the robot had moved 12m till Saturday morning, and had successfully executed a turn. Isro says Pragyan rover is roaming around Shiv Shakti Point in pursuit of lunar secrets at the …

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO shares video of Pragyan rover roaming around ‘Shiv Shakti’ Point
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO shares video of Pragyan rover roaming around ‘Shiv Shakti’ Point

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday released a new video of Chnadrayaan-3's Pragyan rover roaming around the ‘Shiv Shakti’ Point, the landing point of Chandrayaan-3, on the lunar surface. Pragyan rover roaming around ‘Shiv Shakti’ Point Follow LIVE Updates here Releasing the visuals on X, the Indian space agency said, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 🔍What's new here? Pragyan rover roams around …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover successfully travels 8 metres on lunar surface
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover successfully travels 8 metres on lunar surface

Hindustan Times  

The Pragyan rover rolled out over the surface of the Moon and covered a distance of 8 metres, the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Friday, two days after the historic landing of the Chandrayaan-3. A solar panel enabled the rover to generate power.” Pragyan, roughly 92cm in length and 75cm in width, has on board two spectrometers that can …

Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolled out, traverses 8 metres
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolled out, traverses 8 metres

The Hindu  

Giving a much-awaited glimpse of Pragyan rover on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday said it successfully traversed a distance of about eight metres. All payloads on the propulsion module, lander module, and rover are performing nominally.… — ISRO August 25, 2023 “A two-segment ramp facilitated the roll-down of the rover. Providing more updates on the …

ISRO releases first images of Pragyan rover rolling out
1 year, 7 months ago

ISRO releases first images of Pragyan rover rolling out

Hindustan Times  

Two days after the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully landed lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 near the moon’s south pole, making India the first country in the world to achieve this feat, the space agency released the first images of the rover. The space agency released a video, which shows the rover rolling out of the Vikram lander in the early hours …

Chandrayaan 3 — Pragyan Rover Traverses Distance Of 8 Meters, Payloads Turned On: ISRO
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 — Pragyan Rover Traverses Distance Of 8 Meters, Payloads Turned On: ISRO

ABP News  

As rover Pragyan is now on the lunar surface, the ISRO informed that the Pragyan Rover has successfully traversed a distance of about 8 meters with payloads turned on. The deployment mechanisms, totalling 26 in the Ch-3… pic.twitter.com/kB6dOXO9F8 — ISRO August 25, 2023 Early in the day, ISRO shared a video of the Pragyan rover rolling out of Chandrayaan 3. …

Chandrayaan 3: Progress report on India's lunar Mission - 5 major updates
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Progress report on India's lunar Mission - 5 major updates

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3, India's third lunar mission, achieved a historic milestone by successfully landing on the moon's far side after a month-long journey through space. The Indian Space Agency confirmed on Thursday that all Chandrayaan 3 mission activities are proceeding as planned and all systems are functioning normally. The Pragyan rover and Vikram lander will perform a set of testing on …

Chandrayaan 3 highlights: 'All planned Rover movements verified’, says ISRO
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 highlights: 'All planned Rover movements verified’, says ISRO

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3 rover on moon: A sequence of images showing the rollout of rover of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 from the lander to the lunar surface, as observed by Lander Imager Camera, on Wednesday. Chandrayaan 3 updates: India on Wednesday became the first nation to have landed near the Moon's south pole. It also became the fourth nation to land a spacecraft …

Chandrayaan-3: As dust settles, Pragyan rover prepares to explore Moon
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: As dust settles, Pragyan rover prepares to explore Moon

Hindustan Times  

India took a walk on the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced on Thursday, as the Pragyan rover, which emerged from the belly of the Vikram lander on Wednesday night, was set to roll across the lunar surface hours after the latter created history by becoming the first craft to land on the moon’s south pole, propelling India into …

The eyes and ears of Pragyan that help rover find its way on moon
1 year, 7 months ago

The eyes and ears of Pragyan that help rover find its way on moon

The Hindu  

With the Chandrayaan-3’s lander module Vikram successfully making a touchdown on the moon and the rover Pragyan ramping down, one camera developed by Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems in Bengaluru has already made an impact while another would be guiding the Pragyan as it traverses the moon’s surface. The Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera, which is onboard the Vikram, has already clicked …

Chandrayaan-3 latest: ISRO says moon walk begins as Rover Pragyan rolls on
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 latest: ISRO says moon walk begins as Rover Pragyan rolls on

Live Mint  

Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said that Pragyan Rover began its moonwalk on the lunar surface. Lunar rover 'Pragyan' slid down a ramp from the lander of India's spacecraft within hours of its historic touch-down near the moon’s south pole, Indian space officials said Thursday, as the country celebrated its new scientific accomplishment. “India took a walk on the …

Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolls out from Vikram lander
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolls out from Vikram lander

The Hindu  

The Pragyan rover has rolled out from the Vikram lander and will now start moving around on the lunar surface, marking a successful next stage hours after Chandrayaan-3 made its historic landing on the Moon, ISRO sources said Thursday. More updates soon.#Chandrayaan_3#Ch3 — ISRO August 24, 2023 Editorial |On the moon, over the moon President Droupadi Murmu congratulated ISRO for …

Chandrayaan 3 lands on Moon: Pragyan Rover's mission ahead
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 lands on Moon: Pragyan Rover's mission ahead

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3 news updates: With Chandrayaan 3's moon landing, India scripted history on Wednesday by becoming the first nation to reach the lunar south pole. The spacecraft equipped with an indigenous propulsion module, lander module, and a rover was launched with an objective of “developing and demonstrating new technologies required for interplanetary missions,” the Indian Space Research Organisation explained the …

Chandrayaan-3 | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover

The Hindu  

With Vikram, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, successfully landing on the surface of moon on August 23, the focus has now moved to the rover in its belly, Pragyan. “The Pragyan rover may come out in the next few hours or it may take one day also to come out depending on the conditions,” ISRO Chairman S. Somanath said. The …

Chandrayaan-3: All set for smooth landing on Moon I What has unfolded so far
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: All set for smooth landing on Moon I What has unfolded so far

India TV News  

Chandrayaan-3: All set for smooth landing on Moon I What has unfolded so far Historically, spacecraft missions to the Moon have primarily targeted the equatorial region due to its favourable terrain and operating conditions. The scheduled timing for the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023, is around 18:04 IST, with the powered descent …

Chandrayaan-3 shares new images of Moon captured from 70 km by Lander camera
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 shares new images of Moon captured from 70 km by Lander camera

Live Mint  

ISRO today released images of the Moon captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera of the Chandrayaan-3 mission from an altitude of about 70 km on August 19. LPDC images assist the Lander Module of the mission, scheduled to make a soft-landing on the Lunar surface on Wednesday, in determining its position by matching them against an onboard moon reference …

Chandrayaan-3: Havan performed at Kamakhya Temple for success of lunar mission
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Havan performed at Kamakhya Temple for success of lunar mission

Deccan Chronicle  

Varanasi: As the Chandrayaan-3 lander neared its destination, a 'havan' was performed at Kamakhya Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi for the success of India's third lunar mission. Earlier, on Monday, ISRO chairman and secretary of the Department of Space, S Somanath called on Union Minister Jitendra Singh in the national capital, apprising him of the status and readiness of ‘Chandrayaan-3’ …

ISRO shares fantastic images of Lunar far side area for Chandrayaan-3 mission
1 year, 7 months ago

ISRO shares fantastic images of Lunar far side area for Chandrayaan-3 mission

Live Mint  

The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday released the images of the Lunar far side area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera, a camera that assists in locating a safe landing area without boulders or deep trenches. The space agency said that several advanced technologies are present in the Lander such as LHDAC to achieve the mission …

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases images of Lunar far side area captured by Lander camera
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases images of Lunar far side area captured by Lander camera

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The ISRO on Monday released images of Lunar far side area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera.This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area -- without boulders or deep trenches -- during the descent is developed by Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre, a major research and development centre of ISRO. Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14, …

Chandrayaan-3 rover to leave imprints of ISRO, national emblem on Moon. Watch
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 rover to leave imprints of ISRO, national emblem on Moon. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission, was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday afternoon to land a rover on the Moon's surface, a feat achieved by just three nations so far. The rear wheels of the rover, named Pragyan, leave imprints of the ISRO and the national emblem, depicting the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, on …

Chandrayaan-3 Marks India's Ascent into Amrit Kaal; PM Modi Lifted Veil of Secrecy: Jitendra Singh to News18
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Marks India's Ascent into Amrit Kaal; PM Modi Lifted Veil of Secrecy: Jitendra Singh to News18

News 18  

The entire nation is feeling proud after the successful launch on Friday of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, said minister of state in charge of the department of space Dr Jitendra Singh in an exclusive conversation with CNN-News18 metres away from the site. Even though we started our space journey late, through this Chandrayaan series we got evidence of water being present …

Chandrayaan-3 | All you need to know about India’s historic third mission to the Moon
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 | All you need to know about India’s historic third mission to the Moon

The Hindu  

India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation, began the launch of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission to explore the Moon on July 14, 2023. Just under four years after the launch of Chandrayaan-2, Chandrayaan-3 took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Andhra Pradesh perched on the back of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III heavy-lift rocket, on July …

Watch | All you need to know about Chandrayaan-3 mission
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch | All you need to know about Chandrayaan-3 mission

The Hindu  

Watch | All you need to know about Chandrayaan-3 mission After Chandrayaan 1 and 2, the Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up for its next lunar adventure - Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 is an upcoming robotic mission by ISRO, designed to land a rover on the moon’s surface. It will also continue to orbit the moon, gathering data and relaying signals, …

What to expect from ISRO's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3: history, timeline, objectives, and more
1 year, 8 months ago

What to expect from ISRO's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3: history, timeline, objectives, and more

The Hindu  

July 11, 2023 07:50 am | Updated July 14, 2023 02:52 pm IST The much-anticipated launch of the Chandrayaan 3 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation took place at 2.35 p.m. IST on July 14, 2023 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The lunar mission is a follow-up to the Chandrayaan 2, launched in September 2019 and which …

Chandrayaan-2: Hopes fading as window of opportunity to relink with lander closing in
5 years, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan-2: Hopes fading as window of opportunity to relink with lander closing in

India Today  

Hopes to salvage the lander-rover, part of India's Chandrayaan-2 mission, are fading with the window of opportunity to restore link with 'Vikram' closing in in about a week's time. Lander Vikram, with rover Pragyan housed inside it, lost communication with ground-station early on September 7 during its final descent, just 2.1 kms above the lunar surface, minutes before the planned …

Chandrayaan 2: Re-establishing communication link with lander proving more difficult with time, says ISRO
5 years, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: Re-establishing communication link with lander proving more difficult with time, says ISRO

Firstpost  

Vikram lander’s hard-landing has made it difficult to re-link communication, as it may not have landed on its four legs. ISRO is continuing its efforts to restore a link with Chandrayaan 2’s lander ‘Vikram’, but experts say time is running out and the possibility of re-establishing communication looks “less and less probable.” Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan …

Pragyan rover will help identify elements present near landing site on the Moon's surface
5 years, 6 months ago

Pragyan rover will help identify elements present near landing site on the Moon's surface

Firstpost  

The rover will be tucked into the lander and will only come out when it’s safe after the soft landing. The three main modules of this mission include the Vikram lander, the Pragyan rover and an orbiter. The Chandrayaan-2 mission will have the distinction of being the first mission when ISRO would have sent a lander and rover on the …

Chandrayaan-2 landing: How lunar rover will make its way to Moon
5 years, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 landing: How lunar rover will make its way to Moon

India Today  

The Indian Space Research Organisation's second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, is less than 48 hours away from landing on the lunar surface. The Vikram lander is carrying the six-wheeled rover Pragyaan, which will land near the lunar south pole of the Moon on September 7. - Over the next 38 seconds, the Vikram lander will further reduce its speed to 331.2 …

Chandrayaan-2 launches, carries a dream of placing a rover on the Moon
5 years, 8 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 launches, carries a dream of placing a rover on the Moon

India Today  

The six-wheeled Pragyaan is finally on its way to the Moon. The Chandrayaan-2 mission is India's second journey to the Moon and its most ambitious and complex space project yet. The Chandrayaan-2 payload consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover Chandrayaan-2, which also consists of an orbiter, will aim to follow up on the legacy of the Chandrayaan-1 …

Chandrayaan-2 payloads to be decided next month
14 years, 8 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 payloads to be decided next month

The Hindu  

The mission goal of India's second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, will be clearer next month when a meeting will decide upon the payloads, Indian Space Research Organisation Telemetry Tracking and Command Network director S.K. A meeting here on August 3 would finalise Chandrayaan-2's scientific instruments, which together would weigh between 30 and 35 kg, said Dr. Shivakumar in a lecture on …

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