ISRO's Chandrayaan-2, Israel's Beresheet to carry NASA instruments to the moon
5 years, 9 months ago

ISRO's Chandrayaan-2, Israel's Beresheet to carry NASA instruments to the moon

Firstpost  

The moon’s surface already has 5 such instruments, but they have flaws that NASA hopes to fix. During the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held at Texas, US last week, NASA confirmed that Chandrayaan 2 and Israeli lander Beresheet, which is due to touch down April 11, will each carry a NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays. India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled to launch next month, will carry NASA’s laser instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials. During the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held at Texas, US last week, NASA confirmed that Chandrayaan 2 and Israeli lander Beresheet, due to touch down April 11, will each carry NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays. “The existing reflectors are big ones,” said Dell’Agnello adding that individual reflectors instead of arrays, would waste fewer laser pulses and allow more-precise measurements of the moon’s surface.

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Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander now serving as Moon's South Pole location marker, NASA confirms
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander now serving as Moon's South Pole location marker, NASA confirms

Hindustan Times  

In a significant achievement for other space missions, a laser beam was transmitted and reflected between a device on ISRO's Vikram lander lying on the lunar surface and an orbiting NASA spacecraft. On December 12, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter directed its laser altimeter instrument towards a small NASA retroreflector aboard Vikram lander. Positioned approximately 100 kilometers away from the LRO, …

Chandrayaan-3 lands on Moon: What will ’Pragyan’ rover do on lunar surface
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 lands on Moon: What will ’Pragyan’ rover do on lunar surface

Op India  

India made history on Wednesday after it accomplished an extraordinary achievement: becoming the first nation to achieve a soft landing in the vicinity of the Moon’s southern pole and propelling itself into the exalted club of countries that have successfully touched down on the Earth’s only natural satellite. From 5:20 PM onwards on Wednesday, the Chandrayaan-3 entered the critical landing …

Chandrayaan-3's Vikram Lander establishes communication with Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, says ISRO
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3's Vikram Lander establishes communication with Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, says ISRO

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module established communication with the orbiter of the already present Chandrayaan-2 orbiter around the Moon, as it embarks on the historic “soft-landing” on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation said. Chandrayaan-2 is the previous edition of India's lunar mission which was launched in 2019, whose lander however lost the communication even after the successful orbit and …

'Frugal engineering not enough': Ex-ISRO chief pitches for bigger rockets
1 year, 4 months ago

'Frugal engineering not enough': Ex-ISRO chief pitches for bigger rockets

Hindustan Times  

The former Indian Space Research Organisation Chief, K Sivan, has said that frugal engineering in the country will need to give way to more funding and larger rockets in the future. Indian Space Research Organisation former chairperson Dr K Sivan "We need bigger rockets and better systems. Sivan's statement comes at a time when Luna 25, a Russian lunar spacecraft …

Chandrayaan-3 craft fully ready, likely to be launched by mid 2023: ISRO chief
1 year, 9 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 craft fully ready, likely to be launched by mid 2023: ISRO chief

India TV News  

Ahmedabad: Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S Somanath on Wednesday said the Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission, craft is fully ready and will possibly be launched by the middle of this year. The ISRO chief said this while delivering the inaugural talk on "Indian Capabilities for Space and Planetary Exploration" at the 4th Indian Planetary Science Conference organised at Physical …

Chandrayaan 3 likely to be launched in mid-2023: ISRO
1 year, 9 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 likely to be launched in mid-2023: ISRO

The Hindu  

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S. Somanath on March 22, said the launch of Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission, and the first solar mission Aditya L1 will possibly happen by the middle of 2023. “Primary objective — a precise landing” Speaking on the Chandrayaan-3 mission, Mr. Somanath said it would have a similar structure as that of Chandrayaan-2, with the …

Chandrayaan 2: Everything you need to know about the orbiter's mission and design
5 years, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: Everything you need to know about the orbiter's mission and design

Firstpost  

India is aiming to be the fourth country to land on the lunar surface after the USA, Russia and China. This mission, called Chandrayaan 2, has three important components — the Orbiter, the Lander Vikram and Rover Pragyan. When the duo are captured by the moon’s orbit, the lander will detach itself from the orbiter to make a soft landing …

Chandrayaan-2, an epoch-making journey
5 years, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan-2, an epoch-making journey

Deccan Chronicle  

SRIHARIKOTA RANGE: At 2.51 am on Monday, India's second probe to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2, will set off on its 3,84,000 km voyage in an effort to break new frontiers in space: explore the unplumbed South Pole region of the Earth's satellite. Sources in ISRO said the unexplored South Pole region was chosen for a soft-landing and to carry out studies …

Only one of three Chandrayaan-2 modules are mission-ready ahead of launch: ISRO
5 years, 8 months ago

Only one of three Chandrayaan-2 modules are mission-ready ahead of launch: ISRO

Firstpost  

The Indian Space Research Organisation released the dates for India’s second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2, on 1 May. The spacecraft — an orbiter, lander and rover, will be launched on a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-MkIII rocket between 9-16 July 2019, according to ISRO Chairman K Sivan. But so far, only one of the three modules of the mission is …

ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 to carry NASA's laser instruments to Moon
5 years, 9 months ago

ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 to carry NASA's laser instruments to Moon

India TV News  

India's lunar mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled to launch next month, will carry NASA's laser instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials. During the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held at Texas, US last week, NASA confirmed that Chandrayaan 2 and Israeli lander Beresheet, due to touch …

Chandrayaan-2: India's lunar mission to carry NASA's laser instruments to Moon
5 years, 9 months ago

Chandrayaan-2: India's lunar mission to carry NASA's laser instruments to Moon

India Today  

India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-2, scheduled for launch in April, will carry NASA's laser instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials. During the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held at Texas, US last week, NASA confirmed that Chandrayaan-2 will carry NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays. "We're trying to …

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