Tag: Chandrayaan 3

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram’s hop offers fresh insights on the moon’s surface

April 15, 2026 admin

File image released by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander. Photo: X A new study conducted during the final phase of the Chandrayaan-3 mission when the Vikram lander performed a successful hop experiment has offered fresh insights on the moon surface. The study, In Situ Temperatures, Regolith Properties, and Evidence of Erosion…

Science

What PM Told Scientists After Chandrayaan-2 Setback

January 10, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid chat with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, making his podcast debut on the entrepreneur’s People by WTF series. During the podcast, he spoke about his unexpected journey in politics and how he deals with failures among other things. “I am not someone who will spend his life…

Nation

ISRO Chairman S. Somanath receives IAF World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3’s remarkable achievement

October 14, 2024 admin

ISRO chief S. Somanath receives the IAF World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3 mission success during a ceremony, in Milan, Italy. | Photo Credit: PTI ISRO said on Monday (October 14, 2024) its Chairman S. Somanath has received the International Astronautical Federation’s (IAF) prestigious World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3’s remarkable achievement. “This recognition celebrates India’s contributions…

Science

Chandrayaan-3 landed on possibly oldest craters of Moon, say researchers

September 29, 2024 admin

Rollout of rover of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 from the lander to the lunar surface, as observed by Lander Imager Camera, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 possibly landed in one of the oldest craters of the Moon, according to scientists who analysed images from the mission and satellites. The…

Science

PM Modi In ‘Mann Ki Baat’

August 25, 2024 admin

This was PM Narendra Modi’s 113th Mann Ki Baat episode. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said on his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that the country can never forget the Chandrayaan-3 achievement and the scientific developments are happening because of the collective efforts of the people. The Prime Minister said a…

Read More “PM Modi In ‘Mann Ki Baat’” »

Nation

India celebrates first National Space Day

August 23, 2024 admin

File picture of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander resting on the moon’s surface | Photo Credit: ANI India celebrate its first National Space Day on Friday (August 23, 2024) with the theme, “Touching lives while touching the Moon: India’s space saga”. August 23 is celebrated as the National Space Day after India achieved a historic milestone…

Science

ISRO Confirms In New Study

August 21, 2024 admin

The six-wheeled 26-kilogram Pragyan moon rover travelled nearly 103 metres. The Moon we see today was once a hot and fiery ball of molten rock a big finding being confirmed by the science team of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3. The team has published the first scientific results from the instruments that flew to the Moon onboard the…

Nation

Why India, And The World, Is Celebrating Success Of Chandrayaan-3

August 21, 2024 admin

New Delhi: In August last year, India became the first country to soft land a spacecraft near the South Pole of the Moon. A nail-biting 20 minutes of “terror” consumed most of the country as the Vikram lander module – carrying the Pragyan rover – descended to the lunar surface and touched down in one…

Nation

Russia Lauds India’s Space Sector

April 4, 2024 admin

Russian Deputy Chief of Mission also highlight the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. New Delhi: Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin hailed India’s remarkable achievements in space exploration and underscored Russia’s unwavering support for its space endeavours. On the 40th Anniversary of the spaceflight of the first Indian cosmonaut, Rakesh Sharma, aboard the Soviet…

Nation

IAU approves ‘Statio Shiv Shakti’ as name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site

March 24, 2024 admin

An image of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander, clicked through a Pragyan rover’s navigation camera, and released by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). | Photo Credit: ANI The International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Statio Shiv Shakti for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander. The approval was given…

Science