As India marks the first anniversary of the historic Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon, being celebrated as National Space Day, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chief explained how the Pragyan rover detected minerals on the lunar surface. The Indian space agency has released stunning new images taken by the Pragyan rover to commemorate the …
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set for another adventurous X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) mission later this month following the success of Chandrayaan 3 mission and successful launch of India’s first solar observation mission Aditya L1 this year. ISRO will also take up a series of space exploration missions next year and is set to …
Curated By: Nibandh Vinod Last Updated: September 21, 2023, 17:27 IST Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: This year’s theme is India’s triumphant launch of Chandrayaan 2. (Image: New Plymouth Ashtavinayak Group) Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: The Indian community in New Plymouth, New Zealand, celebrated with a Chandrayaan 2-inspired theme. The festival featured a procession, aarti, cultural activities, and …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander Vikram touched down on the lunar surface as “Shiva Shakti Point”. Terming the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission as an …
As scientists at ISRO gear up for the much-awaited soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon’s surface, the space agency may postpone the touchdown to August 27 in the event that health parameters of the lander module are found to be “abnormal”, a senior official has said. ISRO had planned the soft landing …
Chandrayaan-3, India’s latest lunar mission, is expected to make a soft landing on the south pole of the moon on August 23. The spacecraft was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 14. After completing a journey of almost 40 days, the Chandrayaan-3 mission will finally make India the fourth nation to land …
If any factor regarding the lander module appears unfavourable, then the landing will be shifted to August 27, said the Space Applications Centre-ISRO about Chandrayaan-3 on Monday. Nilesh M Desai, director of Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad said that the decision regarding the landing will be taken based on the health of the lander module and …
The failure of Russia’s Luna-25 moon mission will have no impact on ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar venture, according to top Indian space scientists. The Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said on August 20. “It does not have any impact,” K Sivan, who was heading ISRO when the …
India is set to achieve a significant milestone in space exploration by becoming the first country to land at the lunar south pole. This area is of great interest to space agencies and private space companies because it holds the potential for the discovery of water ice, which could provide air and fuel through its …
Following the highly successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 on the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Director S Somanath emphasized the crucial role of landing in advancing lunar exploration. “Chandrayaan-3 represents a pivotal step…landing this time around holds immense significance. Without a successful landing, we cannot collect samples, send …