India launches European 'artificial eclipse' satellites
1 month ago

India launches European 'artificial eclipse' satellites

Raw Story  

India on Thursday successfully launched into space a pair of European satellites that will create artificial solar eclipses to help scientists catch a rare glimpse of the Sun's mysterious atmosphere. The launch, originally scheduled for Wednesday but delayed by a technical fault, was for the European Space Agency's "Project for On-Board Autonomy 3" mission, part of a series of "in-orbit missions to test out new technologies". The mission, at a cost of 200 million euros, creates artificial total solar eclipses by positioning two satellites 150 meters apart from each other. "For six hours at a time, it will be able to see the Sun's faint atmosphere, the corona, in the hard-to-observe region between the Sun's edge and 1.4 million kilometers from its surface," the European Space Agency said in a pre-launch analysis.

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European satellites launched to create an artificial eclipse
1 month ago

European satellites launched to create an artificial eclipse

Salon  

A pair of satellites astronomers hope can create an artificial eclipse were launched from a site in India last week. In addition to conducting this experimental maneuver, the so-called ESA's Proba-3 mission will observe a slice of the Sun's ethereal corona difficult to perceive from Earth. The larger one, known as the Coronagraph spacecraft, will explore the Sun’s corona, or …

Satellites launched in bid to create hundreds of artificial solar eclipses
1 month ago

Satellites launched in bid to create hundreds of artificial solar eclipses

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A pair of satellites have been rocketed into orbit on the first mission …

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo
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1 month ago

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. “We are a very happy science team here” in India, the European Space Agency’s mission scientist Joe Zender said via email. This will require extreme precision, within just one millimeter, equivalent to …

ISRO reschedules Proba-3 launch to December 5 due to… All you need to know on solar mission
1 month ago

ISRO reschedules Proba-3 launch to December 5 due to… All you need to know on solar mission

Live Mint  

The launch of the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission, originally slated for today, has been rescheduled to tomorrow at 16:12 IST, according to a statement from the Indian Space Research Organisation on its X account. Proba-3, an innovative mission designed to study the Sun’s corona through precise formation flying, will now lift off from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre aboard …

‘Artificial’ solar eclipse likely with Proba-3 mission launch from India: All you need to know
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Artificial’ solar eclipse likely with Proba-3 mission launch from India: All you need to know

Live Mint  

India is set to play a pivotal role in creating an 'artificial' solar eclipse with the launch of the PSLV-C59/Proba-3 mission on December 4. The Proba-3 mission, developed by the European Space Agency in collaboration with ISRO, aims to demonstrate precision formation flying in orbit. "The PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 Mission, the 61st flight of PSLV and the 26th using PSLV-XL configuration, is …

Isro confirms Europe's Proba-3 spacecraft fit to fly, ready to integrate with PSLV
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Isro confirms Europe's Proba-3 spacecraft fit to fly, ready to integrate with PSLV

India Today  

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully completed a crucial "fit check" for the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, confirming that the spacecraft are ready for their upcoming launch. The two-satellite mission, designed to create an artificial solar eclipse in space, is scheduled for liftoff on December 4, 2024, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. The satellite …

Man-made solar eclipse soon? ISRO, ESA preparing to launch 2 satellites to 'cover' the Sun
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Man-made solar eclipse soon? ISRO, ESA preparing to launch 2 satellites to 'cover' the Sun

Firstpost  

ESA is planning to launch two satellites using ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rockets in September later this year. The Proba-3 mission, if successful, will mark the world’s first attempt to engineer an artificial eclipse The satellites are currently undergoing final integration in Belgium before their scheduled launch aboard an ISRO-developed Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from India in September. In …

India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025
1 year, 2 months ago

India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India successfully carried out Saturday the first of a series of key test flights after overcoming a technical glitch ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space by 2025, the space agency said. The glitch caused by a monitoring anomaly in the system was rectified and the test was carried out successfully 75 minutes later …

India’s Modi declares goal to land human on Moon by 2040
1 year, 2 months ago

India’s Modi declares goal to land human on Moon by 2040

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has directed the country’s space agency to aim …

We'll Put an Indian on Moon by '40: PM
1 year, 2 months ago

We'll Put an Indian on Moon by '40: PM

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Buoyed by the success of the Indian space initiatives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked scientists to aim for new and ambitious goals, including setting up a space station by 2035 and sending the first Indian to the moon by 2040. The Prime Minister’s direction came during a high-level meeting he chaired to assess the progress of …

India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole
1 year, 4 months ago

India launches a spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon’s south pole

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft took off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space center in southern India on a quest to study the sun from a …

India launches rocket to observe sun days after historic moon landing
1 year, 4 months ago

India launches rocket to observe sun days after historic moon landing

Al Jazeera  

India’s space agency launches rocket to study the sun a little over a week after historic landing on moon’s south pole. #WATCH | Indian Space Research Organisation launches India's first solar mission, #AdityaL1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. According to ISRO, the spacecraft is carrying “seven scientific payloads for systematic study of the sun”, all of …

India capable of launching more interplanetary missions, says ISRO chairman
1 year, 4 months ago

India capable of launching more interplanetary missions, says ISRO chairman

The Hindu  

ISRO Chairman S. Somanath on August 26 said India is capable of launching more interplanetary missions and the objective of the space agency is the overall progress of the country through the expansion of the space sector. India on August 23 scripted history as ISRO's ambitious third moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module touched down on the lunar surface, making it …

‘India Is on the Moon’: Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Lands on Lunar South Pole
1 year, 4 months ago

‘India Is on the Moon’: Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft Lands on Lunar South Pole

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI—India successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon’s south pole Wednesday, days after a similar Russian mission ended when its probe crashed into the lunar surface. “India is on the moon.” Scientists at the mission operations center stood up and cheered as the lander, with the rover attached, touched down on the lunar surface at approximately 8:30 a.m. …

India’s Chandrayaan-3 space mission enters moon’s orbit
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s Chandrayaan-3 space mission enters moon’s orbit

Al Jazeera  

India’s space agency says its spacecraft has successfully been inserted into the lunar orbit. India’s latest space mission, Chandrayaan-3, has entered the moon’s orbit more than three weeks after its launch, the country’s space agency said on Saturday. The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed that Chandrayaan-3, which means moon vehicle in Sanskrit, had been “successfully inserted into the lunar orbit”. …

Chandrayaan-3 Moonshot and France’s Bastille Day: A Momentous Day For India - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Moonshot and France’s Bastille Day: A Momentous Day For India - News18

News 18  

India is decidedly going places. Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not be in Sriharikota to witness the launch, powered by ISRO’s most powerful two-ton rocket this time as he is in Paris as the Chief Guest for Bastille Day. These include the acquisition of 26 Rafale Naval aircraft for India’s newest aircraft carrier, a 110-130 KiloNewton Safran engine with complete …

Opinion | Ready to reveal secrets from the right side of the moon
5 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Ready to reveal secrets from the right side of the moon

Live Mint  

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government reaches the 100-day mark of its second-term in office, the public discourse remains dominated by Kashmir and a slowdown in the economy. However, as a student at MIT, a university mostly known for science and engineering, I feel a palpable excitement in the scientific community on this campus for a very different national feat …

India to launch second lunar mission on July 22 after delay
5 years, 5 months ago

India to launch second lunar mission on July 22 after delay

Al Jazeera  

Chandrayaan-2 will attempt a so-called ‘soft landing’ on the Moon, something only three other countries have achieved. India‘s space agency said on Thursday it would launch the country’s second lunar mission on July 22, after the original launch was called off due to a “technical snag” earlier this week. Monday morning’s aborted attempt to launch the Chandrayaan-2 mission would have …

Chandrayaan-2 India’s first robotic space exploration: Ex-ISRO chief
5 years, 5 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 India’s first robotic space exploration: Ex-ISRO chief

Hindustan Times  

India’s second moon mission - Chandrayaan-2 - is the country’s first step in robotic space exploration and hence more “complex” and “intricate”, Indian Space Research Organisation’s former Chairman K. Radhakrishnan said on Saturday. “Chandrayaan-2, with an Indian Lander-Rover combine, is India’s first step in robotic space exploration and the mission is on the anvil. Radhakrishnan, who became head of the …

India hopes to become fourth country on the moon in September
5 years, 6 months ago

India hopes to become fourth country on the moon in September

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — India’s space agency says it will make the country’s first landing on the surface of the moon in September this year. The mission will make India the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the surface of the moon, adding its name to a long list of recent achievements in space exploration. “The last 15 minutes …

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