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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 …

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100 not out: Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover achieves another record. Details here
1 year, 4 months ago

100 not out: Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover achieves another record. Details here

Live Mint  

The Indian Space and Research Organisation on Saturday said that the Pragyan Rover is on the south pole of the moon and has covered a distance of 100 meters. Taking to 'X', ISRO said, “Pragyan 100*, Meanwhile, over the Moon, Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters and continuing.” "The good news is that the rover has moved almost 100 …

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Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover successfully travels 8 metres on lunar surface
1 year, 4 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 …

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ISRO releases first images of Pragyan rover rolling out
1 year, 4 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 …

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'Chandrayaan-3 landing will be postponed to August 27 if...': ISRO scientist
1 year, 4 months ago

'Chandrayaan-3 landing will be postponed to August 27 if...': ISRO scientist

India TV News  

Chandrayaan 3: Ahead of the Chandrayaan-3 landing, Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad Director Nilesh M Desai has said that the landing of the Chandrayaan-3 will be postponed to August 27 if factors appear to be not favourable on August 23. The Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to moon, is scheduled for landing on the lunar surface on August 23. Recently, the lander …

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UP govt schools to open on August 23 evening for live telecast of Chandrayaan-3 landing on moon
1 year, 4 months ago

UP govt schools to open on August 23 evening for live telecast of Chandrayaan-3 landing on moon

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh administration has ordered government schools to remain open on August 23 between 5:15 to 6:15 pm and arrange live telecast of Chandrayaan-3 landing on moon for the students. India's third moon mission Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled for landing on the moon surface on August 23 around 6:15 pm. Chandrayaan-3 all set for landing on Moon on August 23 …

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Chandrayaan-3 to Land at 6:04pm on Aug 23; Russia's Luna-25 Crashes on Moon, Mission Failed
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 to Land at 6:04pm on Aug 23; Russia's Luna-25 Crashes on Moon, Mission Failed

News 18  

Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan-3 a> successfully underwent a second deboosting operation in the wee hours of Sunday. LATEST UPDATES – ISRO Announces Chandrayaan-3’s Landing Time The Indian Space Research Organisation has announced that Chandrayaan-3 is set to make its landing on the moon’s surface at 6:04 pm on August 23. The powered descent is expected to commence on August… …

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ISRO releases images of Moon captured by Chandrayaan-3's Lander
1 year, 4 months ago

ISRO releases images of Moon captured by Chandrayaan-3's Lander

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: In a series of meticulously executed manoeuvres, the Indian Space Research Organisation is moving closer to achieving a historic lunar landing feat with its Chandrayaan-3 rocket on August 23. On July 18, the third Earth-bound manoeuvre heightened the Apogee, the farthest point from Earth, propelling the spacecraft into an orbit measuring 51,400km x 228km. ISRO continued its strategy by …

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Ray of Hope? Chennai Techie Claims Chandrayaan 2 Rover Pragyan is Intact, ISRO Says Probing Images
4 years, 5 months ago

Ray of Hope? Chennai Techie Claims Chandrayaan 2 Rover Pragyan is Intact, ISRO Says Probing Images

News 18  

Space enthusiast and techie Shanmuga Subramanian has claimed that rover Pragyan of Chandrayaan-2, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s moon mission, is intact on the lunar surface and had rolled out a few metres from the lander. In a series of tweets along with the pictures of the moon surface, Subramanian said, "Chandrayaan-2's Pragyan "ROVER" intact on Moon's surface and has …

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Four astronauts shortlisted for Gaganyaan; Chandrayaan 3 gets govt approval says ISRO chief K Sivan
5 years ago

Four astronauts shortlisted for Gaganyaan; Chandrayaan 3 gets govt approval says ISRO chief K Sivan

Firstpost  

2019 was a glorious year for the Indian Space Research Organisation and to keep the momentum going, ISRO chief K Sivan addressed the media today. The process of selecting four astronauts for the 'Gaganyaan' mission is completed, says #ISRO chairman in Bengaluru today.#Chandrayaan3 mission to the Moon, comprising a lander and a rover, is approved by the government: ISRO chairman: …

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Chandrayaan-2 mission: So near yet so far
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 mission: So near yet so far

The Hindu  

IT is a tragedy that India is unable to come to terms with. It looked as if nothing would go wrong with ISRO’s ambitious mission to soft-land the lander, called Vikram, on the moon’s surface at 1:55 a.m. on September 7. The engineer described as “earlier thinking” the version that one of the four throttleable engines generated a higher thrust, …

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Isro lost Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram contact 400 metres above Moon, not 2.1 kms
5 years, 4 months ago

Isro lost Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram contact 400 metres above Moon, not 2.1 kms

India Today  

Contact with the Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram was likely lost when it was far closer to the lunar surface than what has been assumed. Ever since the Indian Space Research Organisation lost contact with the Vikram lander, the popular perception has been that the probe was 2.1 km above the lunar surface when it went silent. At 2:18 am, Isro chief …

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Vikram Lander Located: ISRO confirms lander is safe, attempts being made to re-establish communication
5 years, 4 months ago

Vikram Lander Located: ISRO confirms lander is safe, attempts being made to re-establish communication

India TV News  

ISRO has said that the Vikram lander is safe and has not broken into pieces after landing on the moon. ISRO chief K Sivan in an official statement said: The lander's trajectory was normal up till 2.1 km after which the connection was lost. "We are making all-out efforts to see whether communication can be re-established with the lander," the …

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Chandrayaan 2: Lander Vikram location found, communication yet to be established; says ISRO chief K Sivan
5 years, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: Lander Vikram location found, communication yet to be established; says ISRO chief K Sivan

India TV News  

In a big breakthrough, Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday found the location of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram Lander, which had lost contact with the space agency 2.1 km away from the Moon’s surface. "We do not know if the Vikram module was damaged during the hard-landing on the Lunar surface," News agency PTI quoted ISRO chief as saying. In the last …

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Vikram lander falls silent 2.1 km from Moon
5 years, 4 months ago

Vikram lander falls silent 2.1 km from Moon

Hindustan Times  

At 1.53am in the wee hours of Saturday, less than two minutes before the Vikram lander was to touch down on the moon, scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation lost communication with it. The last 15 minutes of the mission, in which the lander attempts to guide itself with the help of its own propulsion system, had been described …

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Chandrayaan 2: Detaching from orbiter, Vikram lander enters independent, pre-final orbit around the moon
5 years, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 2: Detaching from orbiter, Vikram lander enters independent, pre-final orbit around the moon

Firstpost  

The Vikram lander is now on a separate, circular path identical to the orbiter, passing over the lunar poles. Successfully crossing the final milestone ahead of landing, the landing module of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan 2, has separated from the orbiter. #ISRO Vikram Lander Successfully separates from #Chandrayaan2 Orbiter today at 1315 hrs …

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Women power in ISRO
5 years, 7 months ago

Women power in ISRO

The Hindu  

It is women power to the fore in India’s prestigious Chandrayaan-2 mission. While Vanitha M. will be the Project Director for the orbiter, the lander and the rover, Ritu Karidhal will be the Mission Director in charge of the GSLV-Mk III launch vehicle. The lander will have India’s national flag painted on it, and the rover will have the Ashok …

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