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Attend to | What does Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district have in ordinary with the moon?

August 25, 2023 admin

Attend to | What does Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district have in ordinary with the moon? | Video Credit score: E. Lakshmi Narayanan What does Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu have in ordinary with the moon? It’s the ground. On August 23, 2023, India made history via turning into the primary nation on the earth to…

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Congress accuses PM Modi of ‘hogging’ the limelight after the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission

August 24, 2023 admin

Sonia Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hogging the limelight after the success of Chandrayaan-3. In a letter to the ISRO Chairman, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said she was writing to him to let him know how thrilled she was by the ISRO’s magnificent…

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Chandrayaan-3 live updates | Vikram lander successfully lands on Moon; India becomes 4th country to make soft landing on lunar surface

August 23, 2023 admin

July 14: LVM3 M4 vehicle successfully launches Chandrayaan-3 into orbit from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Chandrayaan-3 starts its journey into precise orbit. July 15: First orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earthbound firing-1) successfully performed from ISTRAC/ISRO, Bengaluru. The spacecraft is in 41762 km x 173 km orbit. July 17: Second orbit-raising manoeuvre performed. Spacecraft is in 41603 km…

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‘Welcome, buddy!’: Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module establishes contact with Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter

August 21, 2023 admin

An illustration showing the soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the surface of the Moon. The spacecraft is set to land on August 23, 2023 around 6.04 p.m. IST. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been able to successfully establish a two way communication between Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module and its predecessor Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter. “‘Welcome, buddy!’…

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Watch | Data Point: How tough is it to land Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander on the moon?

August 21, 2023 admin

Watch | Data Point: How tough is it to land Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander on the moon? Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on the moon on August 23. But space is hard. Data shows that moon missions are especially hard. After Chandrayaan-2’s failure, The Hindu looked at how successful past moon missions have been, to assess…

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