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Moon Mission’s Success Impacted Perception Of Indians Abroad: S Jaishankar

April 29, 2024 admin

S Jaishankar said that people around the world are fascinated by India’s technological feats New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the perception of people living abroad had changed after seeing how India handled the COVID-19 pandemic and that the country’s lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’ had a huge impact on Indians living abroad. Addressing…

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India’s ambitious plans on space station on track, says Chandrayaan-3 project director

February 10, 2024 admin

A file photo of Chandrayaan-3 Project Director P. Veeramuthuvel. | Photo Credit: Moorthy. G India’s ambitious plans to have its own space station by 2035 and have an Indian astronaut on the moon by 2040 are progressing on track, P Veeramuthuvel, Project Director of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission, said on February 10. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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India’s next moon mission will be precursor to the country’s ambitious lunar sample return mission: PRL Director

January 31, 2024 admin

Anil Bharadwaj, director, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad during at public talk on moon explorations at Jawaharalal Nehru planetarium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K. India’s next lunar mission LUPEX which will be launched in the next few years in collaboration with Japan will be a precursor to the country’s ambitious lunar sample…

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India’s Voice Getting “Stronger” In A World Surrounded By Challenges: PM Modi

October 12, 2023 admin

PM Modi also referred to India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 mission (File) Pithoragarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s voice is getting stronger in a world surrounded by challenges and asserted that the country’s power was acknowledged internationally during the G20 Summit. Addressing a public rally here, the prime minister said his government has taken…

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ISRO is all geared up for Gaganyaan, says Group Director at Satish Dhawan Space Centre

October 4, 2023 admin

October 04, 2023 09:22 pm | Updated October 05, 2023 12:15 am IST – VISAKHAPATNAM Group Director of ISRO at Satish Dhawan Space Centre G. Appanna and Raghu Group of Educational Institution chairman K. Raghu releasing a poster for World Space Week programme, in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK With the success…

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Pragyan rover finds an unexpected surprise on the moon: sulphur | Explained

September 23, 2023 admin

In an exciting milestone for lunar scientists around the globe, India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down 600 km from the south pole of the moon on August 23, 2023. In just under 14 Earth days, Chandrayaan-3 provided scientists with valuable new data and further inspiration to explore the moon. And the Indian Space Research Organisation has…

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European Space Agency to provide support to Aditya-L1 mission

September 1, 2023 admin

Aditya L1 onboard the PSLV-C57 the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on September 1, 2023 on the eve of its launch. Photo: X/@ISRO via PTI The European Space Agency (ESA) which had provided crucial support to ISRO to monitor the Chandrayaan-3’s health, will also be supporting Aditya-L1, providing deep space communication services to the…

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The eyes and ears of Pragyan that help rover find its way on moon

August 24, 2023 admin

A screenshot shows the surface of the Moon captured by Lander Imager Camera aboard ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 before its successful touchdown. With the Chandrayaan-3’s lander module Vikram successfully making a touchdown on the moon and the rover Pragyan ramping down, one camera developed by Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) in Bengaluru has already made an impact…

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‘Fly me to the moon’ seems to be global ambition in 2023

August 24, 2023 admin

The ISRO’s LVM3 carrying Chandrayaan-3 at the launch pad before its launch. Year 2023 seems to be the year of the Moon as a number of lunar missions are scheduled to take place this year. In the past two months, two missions were launched — India’s second mission to the Moon Chandrayaan-3 on July 14…

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah visits ISRO, felicitates Chairperson S. Somnath

August 24, 2023 admin

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (centre) felicitates ISRO Chairperson S. Somnath (right) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), in Bengaluru on August 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A day after Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the lunar surface, making India the first country to achieve a soft landing on the South Pole of the…

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