Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that democracy is very deep-rooted in the country and that has been the biggest achievement as a nation in the last 75 years. Addressing the 118th annual session of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) at Vigyan Bhawan here, the Union Minister has also […]
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“Success of wake-up call, something we have to wait and see,” Ex-ISRO chief on 2nd phase of Chandrayaan-3
Ahead of the second phase of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, former Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO chief K Sivan expressed optimism and said that the success of the wakeup call regarding the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover is something which “we have to wait and see”. Speaking to ANI on […]
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Chandrayaan-2 takes a photograph of Chandrayaan-3
The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already around the Moon captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 lander that made a successful lunar soft landing on its South Pole. “Chandrayaan-3 lander is imaged by the Dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on September 6, 2023,” ISRO said. In a significant development, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter had established a two-way connection […]
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Chandrayaan-3 landing site photographed by NASA satellite; See pictures
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of the American space agency NASA has captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 landing site. The spacecraft is currently near the moon’s south pole since its successful soft landing on August 23. The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located about 600 kilometers from the Moon’s South Pole. […]
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Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover again confirms presence of sulphur on moon’s South Pole
In a fresh experiment, another instrument onboard the Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 confirmed the presence of sulphur in the lunar South Pole region. The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectroscope (APXS) onboard the rover detected Sulphur, as well as other minor elements, ISRO posted on X. The discovery of sulphur, this time, was made […]
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Chandrayaan-3: ISRO set to initiate Automatic Landing Sequence
Even as hours ticked down to the much-anticipated crowning moment of Chandrayaan-3 — the attempted soft landing on the moon’s uncharted South Pole — the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday said that it is all set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS). A post on ISRO’s official […]
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Chandrayaan-3: “Wonderful thing for humanity,” says ISRO founder Vikram Sarabhai’s son Kartikeya
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) founder Vikram Sarabhai’s son, Kartikeya Sarabhai, on Wednesday said the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface will be great for humanity as no one has been able to land on the south side of the moon. “It’s a fantastic thing if you think of it, that for anyone […]
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“Today is day of India’s Pride”, says MP CM Chouhan on Chandrayaan-3
As Chandrayaan-3 is all set to create history by landing on the uncharted south pole of the Moon today, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that it is the day of India’s Pride. CM Chouhan on Wednesday said, “The whole country is proud. My heart is filled with joy […]
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Chandrayaan-3: Images of moon as captured by Vikram lander
Ahead of the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 soft landing, ISRO has released some more pictures of the moon captured by the camera attached to the Vikram lander module. In its latest update on Chandrayaan-3 soft landing, ISRO meanwhile said the mission is on schedule and systems are undergoing regular checks. “Smooth sailing is continuing, […]
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Russia’s Luna-25 Moon mission ends in failure as India’s Chandrayaan-3 prepares for landing
Russia’s lunar exploration efforts suffered a setback as their Luna-25 spacecraft tragically crashed into the surface of the moon after losing control. Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Annapurni Subramaniam, commented on the situation, saying, “A very big credential regarding space exploration 50 years ago and they attempted this […]
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“Chandrayaan-3 will be a grand success”: Former ISRO chief K Sivan ahead of soft landing
Ahead of the much-awaited soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the south pole of Moon, former director of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and in-charge of the previous lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’, K Sivan on Monday said that the mission will be a “grand success”. “It’s a very anxious moment…I’m sure […]
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Chandrayaan 3 mission: ISRO shares images from lunar lander inching closer to Moon
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday released fresh pictures of the Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan 3 mission, determining the landing site on the moon. In a post shared on microblogging site X, two days before the landing, the ISRO shared images of the moon’s far side area […]
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Chandrayaan-3 marks giant leap, lander successfully separates from propulsion module
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission marked another giant leap in its lunar quest as the ‘Vikram’ lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday. The Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lander is named after Vikram Sarabhai (1919–1971), who is widely regarded as the father of the Indian space programme. On Wednesday, the […]
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Chandrayaan-3 completes last moon-bound manoeuvre, ahead of separation
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully carried out the final orbit reduction manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, a week ahead of its scheduled landing on the moon. “Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as […]
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Chandrayaan-3 mission: Spacecraft lifts off successfully from Sriharikota
The wait is over as the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle lifted off sucessfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota as per scheduled launch time. The journey from Earth to the moon for the spacecraft is estimated to take about a month and […]