Tag: vikram lander

Pragyan rover comes throughout 4-meter diameter crater on lunar floor: ISRO

August 28, 2023 admin

The Indian Length Analysis Organisation (ISRO) on August 28 stated the Pragyan rover at the lunar floor got here throughout a 4-meter diameter crater located 3 meters forward of its location. | Picture Credit score: ISRO The Indian Length Analysis Organisation (ISRO) on August 28 stated the Pragyan rover at the lunar floor got here…

Science

ISRO | Mission possible – The Hindu

August 26, 2023 admin

A memorable black-and-white photograph from the early days of the Indian space programme shows the nose cone of a small rocket being taken to the launchpad on the carrier rack of a bicycle. It’s an incongruous sight. All around the bicycle is the dusty, palm-bedecked rural India of the 1960s. Cut to 2023, and the…

Science

Chandrayaan-3 | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover

August 23, 2023 admin

A dish antenna is seen inside the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) facility on August 23, 2023 in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Getty Images With Vikram, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, successfully landing on the surface of moon on August 23, the focus has now moved to the rover in its belly, Pragyan….

Science

‘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!’…

Science

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…

Science