Chandrayaan-3 launch scheduled for July 13
1 year, 6 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 launch scheduled for July 13

The Hindu  

The launch of Chandrayaan-3 has been scheduled for July 13 at 2.30 p.m., officials said on Wednesday. Chandrayaan-3 will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark-III from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and this is scheduled for July 13 at 2.30 p.m., according to the officials. The propulsion module will carry the lander and rover configuration till 100 km lunar orbit. The lander, rover and the propulsion module will have payloads for performing experiments designed to give scientists new insights into the characteristics of earth’s lone natural satellite. The lander will have four payloads — Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive ionosphere and Atmosphere, Chandra’s Surface Thermo physical Experiment, Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity and the LASER Retroreflector Array.

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Why Chandrayaan-3 lift-off was delayed by 4 seconds? ‘Close approach risk,’ reveals ISRO new report
8 months, 1 week ago

Why Chandrayaan-3 lift-off was delayed by 4 seconds? ‘Close approach risk,’ reveals ISRO new report

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan-3, India's moon mission, was delayed by four seconds during launch-off to avoid potential collisions with debris objects and satellites, the Indian Space Research Organisation revealed in a recent report. “For LVM3-M4/ Chandrayaan-3, the nominal lift-off had to be delayed by 4 seconds based on COLA analysis to avoid close approaches between a debris object and the injected satellites in …

Not only Chandrayaan 3, ISRO also conducted 7 other flawless launches in 2023
1 year ago

Not only Chandrayaan 3, ISRO also conducted 7 other flawless launches in 2023

Hindustan Times  

In 2023, Indian Space Research Organisation had a stellar year with impressive achievements. ISRO chairman S. Somnath In February 2023, ISRO achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of SSLV-D2, the second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. This test, conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga, Karnataka, showcased ISRO's capability to autonomously land under conditions simulating …

Year Ender 2023: NASA to Elon Musk, posts on Chandrayaan-3 mission that went crazy viral
1 year ago

Year Ender 2023: NASA to Elon Musk, posts on Chandrayaan-3 mission that went crazy viral

Hindustan Times  

India etched space history on August 23 after Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the south pole of the moon. From Elon Musk's reply to a post comparing the budget of India’s moon mission with the Hollywood film Interstellar to NASA sharing an incredible never-seen-before pic of Chandrayaan-3 lander on the Moon, these viral posts will remind you of the historic moment. …

India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft returns to Earth
1 year, 1 month ago

India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft returns to Earth

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 groundbreaking Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft has returned to orbit around the Earth, …

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module moved from Lunar orbit to Earth's orbit
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module moved from Lunar orbit to Earth's orbit

Hindustan Times  

In another unique experiment, like the hop experiment on the Vikram Lander, the Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan-3 was moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth, said the Indian Space Research Organization. In order to continue the SHAPE payload for Earth observation, it was decided to re-orbit the PM to a suitable Earth orbit.This mission plan …

ISRO brings back Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module to Earth's orbit
1 year, 1 month ago

ISRO brings back Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module to Earth's orbit

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Propulsion Module of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which was initially intended for lunar operations, was successfully returned to Earth's orbit by ISRO after exceeding its lunar mission objectives, demonstrating India's ability to not only launch objects to the Moon but also bring them back. "In another unique experiment, like the hop experiment on the Vikram Lander, the Propulsion …

Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module moves from lunar orbit to earth orbit
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module moves from lunar orbit to earth orbit

The Hindu  

The Chandrayaan-3’s Propulsion Module has been moved from Lunar orbit to Earth’s orbit. ISRO said on Monday that in another unique experiment, like the hop experiment on the Vikram Lander, the PM of Chandrayaan-3 was moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth. ISRO said that in order to continue SHAPE payload for Earth observation, it …

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module moved from Moon orbit to Earth’s orbit, ISRO says 'returns to home'
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module moved from Moon orbit to Earth’s orbit, ISRO says 'returns to home'

India TV News  

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module: The Indian Space Research Organization said on the Vikram Lander, the Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan-3 was moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around the Earth. "In another unique experiment, like the hop experiment on the Vikram Lander, the Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan-3 was moved from an orbit around Moon to an orbit around …

Chandrayaan 3 rocket’s body re-enters earth, falls in Pacific: ISRO
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrayaan 3 rocket’s body re-enters earth, falls in Pacific: ISRO

Hindustan Times  

The Chandrayaan 3 launch vehicle's upper stage re-entered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday as predicted in the North Pacific Ocean, the Indian Space Research Organisation said. “The cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, around 14:42 IST Wednesday,” ISRO said in a statement. Chandrayaan 3 launch vehicle’s upper stage returns “This …

Cryogenic upper stage of Chandrayaan-3’s launch vehicle makes uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere
1 year, 1 month ago

Cryogenic upper stage of Chandrayaan-3’s launch vehicle makes uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere

The Hindu  

The Indian Space Research Organisation has said that the cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle which launched India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon mission has made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere on November 15. “The cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, around 2.42 pm today. “The post-mission …

Chandrayaan-3’s untold success: Nuclear energy powers the propulsion module orbiting the moon
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandrayaan-3’s untold success: Nuclear energy powers the propulsion module orbiting the moon

Op India  

At around 6:04 PM IST on 23rd August, the Indian Space Research Organisation scripted history by demonstrating soft-landing capabilities on the lunar surface. Evidently, the moment Vikram’s lander touched the lunar south pole, India became the first nation to achieve this momentous feat. However, the ISRO officials emphasised that the RHUs could not be installed on Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram lander …

‘No chance’: ISRO ex-chief on revival of Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover
1 year, 3 months ago

‘No chance’: ISRO ex-chief on revival of Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover

Firstpost  

The ISRO said on September 22 – after a new lunar day began – efforts have been made to establish communication with solar-powered Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to ascertain their wake-up condition. There remains no hope of waking up the Chandrayaan-3’s moon lander and rover, an eminent space scientist said on Friday, signalling a possible end to India’s third …

Launch was critical for Chandrayaan-3 success: ISRO chairman Somanath
1 year, 3 months ago

Launch was critical for Chandrayaan-3 success: ISRO chairman Somanath

The Hindu  

S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, attributes the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon to “the result of the hard work of thousands of people in ISRO”, the “rigour of the reviews”, and “corrective action taken meticulously.” In an interview with T.S. Subramanian in Bengaluru, Dr. Somanath asserted that the launch of the LVM-3 rocket …

Reactivation of Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover deferred by a day
1 year, 3 months ago

Reactivation of Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover deferred by a day

Hindustan Times  

The reactivation of Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover and Vikram lander, which was supposed to be carried out on Friday evening, has been postponed for Saturday due to several reasons, Director of Space Applications Centre Nilesh Desai said. Chandrayaan-3 Pragyan rover roams around the 'Shiv Shakti Point', Vikram' lander's touchdown spot, on the Moon at the south pole. We have a plan …

Chandrayaan 3 Highlights: ISRO to try reactivation of lander tomorrow
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 Highlights: ISRO to try reactivation of lander tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3 Highlights: As the Sun rises on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation eagerly awaits the reactivation of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. Subsequently, the Pragyan rover deployed from the lander on August 24 and conducted in-situ experiments during the period of lunar daylight. ISRO officials previously stated that prior to putting the equipment on board …

Chandrayaan-3 Update: ISRO trying to resurrect Vikram Rover, Pragyan Rover as lunar night ends
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Update: ISRO trying to resurrect Vikram Rover, Pragyan Rover as lunar night ends

Firstpost  

After 14 long days of a lunar night, sunlight has finally struck Shiv Shakti point, the area where Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Rover landed. Now, ISRO is trying to revive the lander module, and the Pragyan Rover, which were put into hibernation for the lunar night Following a prolonged and bone-chilling lunar night lasting 14 days, the Indian Space Research Organisation …

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Will Attempt To Revive Vikram Lander, Pragyaan Rover At Lunar Sunrise
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Will Attempt To Revive Vikram Lander, Pragyaan Rover At Lunar Sunrise

News 18  

With the lunar sunrise expected on the Moon, ISRO scientists are working to revive Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan rover, which have remained inactive for approximately half a month on the Moon’s Shiv Shakti point—enduring freezing temperatures reaching -200 degree celsius. Both the Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan rover are currently stationed at the Moon’s South Pole, where …

Chandrayaan-3: To the Moon and beyond
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: To the Moon and beyond

Live Mint  

As the sun glides on a 3.9-billion-year-old, crater-pockmarked part of the Moon around 22 September and light falls on solar panels at the cold lunar dawn, India’s sleeping Pragyan rover and Vikram lander—both part of the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission—may awaken. “We call it the Nectarian Age, 3.9 billion years old.” ​​​Estimates of water abundance have already come from payloads aboard …

Chandrayaan-2 takes a photograph of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander. Details here
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 takes a photograph of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander. Details here

Live Mint  

The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already around the Moon captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 lander that made a successful lunar soft landing on its South Pole. “Chandrayaan-3 lander is imaged by the Dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on September 6, 2023,” ISRO said. India took a giant leap as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed …

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 success is only the beginning
1 year, 4 months ago

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 success is only the beginning

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 07, 2023 00:29 IST - 11 MINS READ Nineteen minutes when all eyes were riveted on their screens; 19 minutes when India’s Vikram landed on a side of the moon where nobody has gone before. V. Narayanan, Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre said: “From 6,000 km per hour, we had to bring down the velocity …

Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface
1 year, 4 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 …

ISRO prepares for Chandrayaan 3 ‘sleep mode’ as lunar night nears, says Somanath
1 year, 4 months ago

ISRO prepares for Chandrayaan 3 ‘sleep mode’ as lunar night nears, says Somanath

Hindustan Times  

The Chandrayaan 3 mission is approaching the conclusion of its planned exploration period, which spans one lunar day equivalent to 14 Earth days. The Indian Space Research Organisation is now preparing to initiate a "sleep mode" operation for the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover as the lunar night approaches, during which temperatures are expected to plummet below -200 degrees Celsius, …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyaan Rover completes its assignments, set into 'sleep mode', says ISRO
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyaan Rover completes its assignments, set into 'sleep mode', says ISRO

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday said that Chandrayaan 3's Pragyaan Rover has completed its assignments on the lunar surface and safely put into "sleep mode". Rover rotated in search of a safe route Earlier on August 31, the initial assessment of the first-ever measurements of the near-surface lunar plasma environment over the south pole region by RAMBHA-LP payload …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters, says ISRO
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters, says ISRO

India TV News  

In the latest update on the Chandrayaan 3, the ISRO on Saturday said that Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters. ISRO Chairman S Somanath said the lunar mission Chandrayaan 3's rover and lander are functioning well and they would be put to "sleep" soon to withstand the night on the Moon. "The lander and rover, 'Vikram' and 'Pragyaan', respectively, …

Chandrayaan-3: List of findings made on the Moon’s surface so far
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: List of findings made on the Moon’s surface so far

Live Mint  

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 only the fourth country to accomplish the feat and the first to reach the uncharted south pole. Elements on the moon: On 30 August, the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 ‘unambiguously confirmed’ the …

Chandrayaan-3 Rover comes across 4-meter diameter crater on Moon’s surface
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Rover comes across 4-meter diameter crater on Moon’s surface

Live Mint  

While plying on the Moon's surface, Chandrayaan-3 Rover faced an obstacle on Sunday as it came across a 4-meter diameter crater. Last week, India scripted history as the ISRO successfully landed Chandrayaan-3 on the South Pole of the lunar surface. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was away for the 15th Summit visited the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission …

Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Will India's Pragyan rover meet China's Yutu 2? Distance between them is…

Hindustan Times  

Following the historic touchdown of Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander, the Pragyan rover has effectively been deployed near the moon's south pole. Currently, the only active rover on the lunar surface besides India's is China's Yutu 2 rover, sent by Chang’e 4. Chandrayaan 3's Pragyan rover Chang'e 4 Yutu 2 rover. In contrast to China's rover, Pragyan's mission life is limited …

Chandrayaan-3: Two of three objectives achieved. What next? The ‘moonwalk’ so far
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Two of three objectives achieved. What next? The ‘moonwalk’ so far

Hindustan Times  

On August 23, 2023, India etched its name in history by becoming the first country to land its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander on the Moon's south pole. On August 24 morning, the ISRO said "India took a walk on the moon", as Chandrayaan-3's robotic rover rolled out of the lander and commenced mobility operations with all activities on schedule and …

Chandrayaan-3: Two mission objectives achieved in-situ scientific experiments on lunar surface underway, says ISRO
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Two mission objectives achieved in-situ scientific experiments on lunar surface underway, says ISRO

Firstpost  

India scripted history as ISRO’s ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module touched down on the lunar surface, making it the first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth’s only natural satellite. Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday said two of the three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives have been achieved while the third – in-situ scientific experiments – is underway …

Chandrayaan-3: August 23 to be celebrated as National Space Day, says PM Modi
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: August 23 to be celebrated as National Space Day, says PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that to mark the success of Chandrayaan 3's Moon landing, August 23 will be celebrated as National Space Day. Modi visited the space agency's Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex to congratulate the Chandrayaan 3 team on the mission's success. “I was there… but my mind was with you all the …

Chandrayaan-3: PM Modi to visit ISRO in Bengaluru to congratulate scientists
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: PM Modi to visit ISRO in Bengaluru to congratulate scientists

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Indian Space Research Organisation's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Centre in Bengaluru's Peenya industrial area early morning on Saturday to congratulate the scientists for the successful descent of the Vikram lander on Moon's surface. Prime Minister Narendra Modi During his visit, PM Modi is expected to address the team of scientists involved in the …

Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolled out, traverses 8 metres
1 year, 4 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 …

Chandrayaan 3: Progress report on India's lunar Mission - 5 major updates
1 year, 4 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: Pragyan rover crawls out of Vikram lander’s belly on Moon
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover crawls out of Vikram lander’s belly on Moon

Live Mint  

Chandrayaan-3 updates: ISRO on Friday released the video of how the Pragyaan rover rolled out from the belly of Vikram lander on 23 August historic day when the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on Moon's south polar region. According to the LVM3-M4/Chandrayaan-3 mission on the X platform, "Chandrayaan-3 rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface". Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's lander module …

Chandrayaan 3: Pragyan rover comes out of Vikram lander, walks on Moon, ISRO shares video
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Pragyan rover comes out of Vikram lander, walks on Moon, ISRO shares video

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3: The Indian Space Research Organisation has released the much-anticipated video of the Pragyan rover ramping down from the Vikram lander and walking on the lunar surface. • July 15: First orbit-raising manoeuvre successful, reaching 41762 km x 173 km orbit. • July 17: Second orbit-raising manoeuvre places Chandrayaan-3 at 41603 km x 226 km orbit. It has achieved …

DC Edit | Moon is just a start in India's space odyssey
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Moon is just a start in India's space odyssey

Deccan Chronicle  

In an exceptional feat of science and technology, India landed its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the dark side of the Moon. It is in feeding a futuristic scenario of the Moon being mankind’s base for space odysseys that the precise landing on the south polar side of the Earth’s trusted satellite is most fulfilling. Several nations, including Russia, in a desperately …

Chandrayaan-3 latest: ISRO says moon walk begins as Rover Pragyan rolls on
1 year, 4 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 …

Google Doodle celebrates Chandrayaan-3 landing on Moon’s south pole
1 year, 4 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates Chandrayaan-3 landing on Moon’s south pole

Live Mint  

Google is celebrating India's first-ever landing on the Moon's south pole with a special Doodle. Moon landings are a great undertaking, and only the United States, China, and the former Soviet Union had achieved soft landings on the Moon before this remarkable Indian mission. The moon's south pole has long captivated space explorers due to suspicions of ice deposits within …

Chandrayaan-3: Moon Will Lose Sunlight in 14 Days. What Happens to Vikram & Pragyan Then?
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Moon Will Lose Sunlight in 14 Days. What Happens to Vikram & Pragyan Then?

News 18  

India became the first country to land a spacecraft, Chandrayaan-3, near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological triumph for the world’s most populous nation. Chandrayaan-3’s lander Vikram and rover Pragyan are solar-powered and have a mission life of one lunar …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan Takes Walk on Moon, ISRO Chief Somnath Tells What The Rover Will Do
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan Takes Walk on Moon, ISRO Chief Somnath Tells What The Rover Will Do

News 18  

India created history on Wednesday, becoming the first country in the world to land in Lunar South Pole. At least seven more engineers from CET were involved in the… pic.twitter.com/JehZAuh3Xd— Shashi Tharoor August 24, 2023 Pragyan Can Investigate Both Elemental and Chemical Composition on Moon: ISRO Chief S Somanath, the head of ISRO, explains, “The Pragyan Rover is equipped with …

Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolls out from Vikram lander
1 year, 4 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, 4 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 …

OPINION | CHANDRAYAAN-3 REACHES THE MOON: WHAT NEXT?
1 year, 4 months ago

OPINION | CHANDRAYAAN-3 REACHES THE MOON: WHAT NEXT?

India TV News  

August 23, 2023, shall remain a red-letter day, a day of pride for more than a billion Indians, both in India and across the globe. US space agency NASA, European Space Agency and other developed nations, while congratulating ISRO, have acknowledged India’s scientific capabilities in the fiercely competitive space sector. Prime Minister Modi thanked ISRO scientists from the bottom of …

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO envisions lander and rover's mission life likely to be extended beyond one lunar day
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO envisions lander and rover's mission life likely to be extended beyond one lunar day

India TV News  

After the successful deployment of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation is anticipating that the lander and rover's mission life will not be constrained to just one lunar day or 14 earth days. The scientists at the space agency believe that Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover will come back to life when the sun rises again on the …

Chandrayaan-3 | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover
1 year, 4 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 …

The Hindu Editorial on Chandryaan-3 soft-landing: On the moon, over the moon
1 year, 4 months ago

The Hindu Editorial on Chandryaan-3 soft-landing: On the moon, over the moon

The Hindu  

At 5.40 p.m. on August 23, the Chandrayaan-3 lander was a 1.7-tonne hunk of metal, plastic, and glass speeding in an orbit some 30 km above the moon. The immediate implication of the Chandrayaan-3 lander now sitting on the moon is that ISRO took away the right lessons from the failure of the preceding mission, Chandrayaan-2. While Russia and India …

Chandrayaan-3 | It’s a truly momentous occasion, says President Murmu
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 | It’s a truly momentous occasion, says President Murmu

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface was “truly a momentous occasion” which happens once in a lifetime and it has made the whole country proud. After watching live telecast of moon landing of Vikram lander, Ms. Murmu conveyed her congratulatory video message to Indian Space Research Organisation and everyone associated with …

‘Thank you ISRO’: From Anand Mahindra to Gautam Adani, India Inc hails Chandrayaan 3's landing on moon
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Thank you ISRO’: From Anand Mahindra to Gautam Adani, India Inc hails Chandrayaan 3's landing on moon

Hindustan Times  

India Inc celebrated the Chandrayaan 3's successful soft landing on the moon's South Pole on Wednesday. Chandrayaan 3 LIVE updates Mahindra and Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra thanked ISRO through an X post. The Chandrayaan 3's Vikram lander successfully landed on the moon's South Pole at 6:04 pm Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma said,"Take a bow #Chandrayaan3Landing". The Chandrayaan 3's …

From Rahul Gandhi to Arvind Kejriwal: Leaders hail Chandrayaan-3's success
1 year, 4 months ago

From Rahul Gandhi to Arvind Kejriwal: Leaders hail Chandrayaan-3's success

Hindustan Times  

After India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon, leaders across the party lines hailed the success of the lunar mission and praised the ingenuity and hard work of the scientists of Indian Space Research Organisation. “We are deeply indebted to the remarkable hard work, unparalleled ingenuity and unflinching dedication of our …

OVER THE MOON: GIANT LEAP FOR INDIA
1 year, 4 months ago

OVER THE MOON: GIANT LEAP FOR INDIA

News 18  

India moonwalked into history on Wednesday, becoming the first country to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth’s only natural satellite, as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module, carrying advanced scientific equipment as well as the hopes and dreams of a 140-crore-strong nation, touched down on the lunar surface. Less than a week after Russia’s Luna-25 mission failed, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed …

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