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From a small launch pad, the 715-kg Nike Apache rocket rose 208 km into the sky. The sight fascinated thousands of people in the area, which even motivated some of them to join the Indian Space Research Organisation. The Nike Apache launch was an international effort under the United Nations. The launch took place in…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…