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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…

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Chandrayaan-3 | Vikram generated halo on landing on moon

October 27, 2023 admin

Vikram Lander of . Chandrayaan-3 can be seen resting on the surface of the moon in this image clicked with Pragyan Rover’s navigation camera. Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, Vikram, had generated an ‘ejecta halo’ on the lunar surface while making the historic touchdown on the south pole of the moon on August 23. According to a…

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On “Mixing Science, Mythology” In Chandrayaan-3 NCERT Modules, Centre Says…

October 25, 2023 admin

Monumental achievement is the successful landing of Bharat’s Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, Centre said. New Delhi: The Ministry of Education on Wednesday clarified ‘mixing science with mythology’ on Chandrayaan 3 Special Modules and said that the NCERT has meticulously crafted ten special modules on Chandrayaan-3 which offer a comprehensive overview of various facets of this…

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“Day Not Far When An Indian Will Land On Moon In…”: PM Modi

October 20, 2023 admin

PM said India of the 21st century was writing new chapters of progress. (File) Sahibabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government has drawn up a roadmap for the development of space sector and that day was not far when an Indian will travel to the Moon in an indigenously built spacecraft. Addressing…

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Interview with ISRO Chairman Somanath on Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1, and more

October 1, 2023 admin

S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), attributes the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon to “the result of the hard work of thousands of people in ISRO”, the “rigour of the reviews”, and “corrective action taken meticulously.” In an interview with T.S. Subramanian in Bengaluru, Dr. Somanath asserted that…

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Launch was critical for Chandrayaan-3 success: ISRO chairman Somanath

October 1, 2023 admin

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Social media and private partnership: inside the changes at India’s space agency

September 30, 2023 admin

When the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon, more than 8 million people tuned in for the event’s YouTube live-stream – a record for the site. The landing was a win for India’s low-cost space engineering, and science, as well as a quiet initiative to rebrand India’s 54-year-old space agency…

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Social Media And Private Partnership

September 29, 2023 admin

ISRO has hit recent highs, becoming the first nation to land a rover on the moon’s south pole. Bengaluru: When the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon, more than 8 million people tuned in for the event’s YouTube live-stream – a record for the site. The landing was a win…

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Pragyan rover has done what it was expected to do: ISRO chief

September 28, 2023 admin

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had shared a video of the Pragyan rover being rotated on the surface of the moon that was captured by a Lander Image Camera. The rover was put into sleep mode on September 2. | Photo Credit: ANI Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S. Somanath on Thursday…

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ISRO Chief Recalls Challenges In Career

September 25, 2023 admin

S Somanath was appointed as ISRO Chairperson in January 2022. Bengaluru: The triumph of Chandrayaan-3 – India’s Moon mission – was the result of tens of thousands of hours of research and analysis by hundreds of scientists, engineers and technicians, who guided the nation to space history last month after the Vikram lander soft-landed near…

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