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

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

October 1, 2023 admin

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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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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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ISRO hoping to wake up Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram and Pragyan on September 22

September 21, 2023 admin

A 3D image of the Vikram lander. ISRO created the image by using the anaglyph technique. Anaglyph is a simple visualization of the object or terrain in three dimensions from stereo or multi-view images. Photo: X/@isro via PTI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking to awaken the Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover…

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What helped Vikram lander to soft-land on the moon

September 9, 2023 admin

On July 22, 2019, India successfully launched Chandrayaan-2, the second mission to the moon. Twenty-two days later (August 14), after a series of orbit raising manoeuvres, the spacecraft finally escaped the earth’s gravity and followed a path towards the moon. Six days later, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into lunar orbit. Finally, on September 2, the…

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Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface

September 6, 2023 admin

File picture of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander. | Photo Credit: ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) landed on the Moon on August 23, 2023. This monumental achievement firmly cemented India’s position as one major players in the space community. Since then Chandrayaan-3 has found sulphur, a temperature difference of 50°C between the surface and 10…

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Vikram lander makes soft-landing on Moon again, successfully undergoes hop test: ISRO

September 4, 2023 admin

File picture of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander | Photo Credit: ISRO ISRO on Monday said the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 successfully underwent a hop test when it made the soft-landing again on the lunar surface. On command it (Vikram lander) fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a…

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Chandrayaan-3 Lander Makes A Moon Touchdown, Again

September 4, 2023 admin

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: India made history last month New Delhi: Days after Chandrayaan-3’s successful moon landing, the Vikram Lander has “soft-landed” on the lunar surface again, the Indian space agency said today. “Vikram Lander has exceeded Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives and successfully completed a “hop experiment”,” said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). “On command, it…

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Chandrayaan-3 | Another instrument onboard Pragyan confirms presence of sulphur

August 31, 2023 admin

An illustration of Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover roaming on the lunar surface | Photo Credit: PTI The ISRO on Thursday said that another instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan has confirmed the presence of Sulphur (S) in the south polar region. On August 28, the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument onboard Pragyan confirmed the presence of…

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