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Lunar night looms over Shiv Shakti Point; Will Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan Rover, Vikram Lander wake up?

29Sep

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Lunar night looms over Shiv Shakti Point; Will Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan Rover, Vikram Lander wake up?

[ad_1] In a big setback for ISRO, hope is fading fast for the revival of Chandrayaan-3 mission. While the mission has achieved all initial objectives, including landing on the Moon, it was hoped that through Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover, it would be able to carry on further experiments on the lunar soil. However, Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover have been dormant from the first week of September when they were put into the sleep mode just before the lunar night came along. Since then, efforts to re-establish communication have yielded no results despite the return of sunlight to the Shiv Shakti Point. With the lunar night commencing on September 30, chances of revival have grown even slimmer.The lunar night, spanning approximately 14 Earth days, brings extreme cold and total darkness ...

Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission: One day to touchdown for the ISRO lander

[ad_1] After the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) revealed that the scheduled landing of the Vikram Lander on the lunar surface will take place on August 23 at 6:04 PM, the nation is anxiously waiting for the big moment when India will put its mark on the Moon. With just a little over 24 hours to go, there is not a long time left to wait. However, if you have not been following the regular updates around the Chandrayaan-3 mission, you need to know the biggest developments that have taken place.The official X account of ISRO just posted a new update where it revealed multiple pieces of information about the mission, including details about the live stream of the landing. The post stated, “The live telecast of the landing operations at MOX/ISTRAC begins at 17:20 Hrs. IST on Augus...

Chandrayaan-3 Mission: ISRO revealed close-up pictures of moon ahead of historic landing attempt

[ad_1] India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has taken impressive photos of the moon as it gets ready for its special landing attempt, expected in just a few days.Chandrayaan-3 was launched on July 14th with a goal to make India's first-ever successful landing on the moon. The combination of a lander and a rover has been following its schedule as planned. It successfully entered the moon's orbit on August 5th and recently detached from its propulsion module on August 17th. Capturing the JourneyDuring its journey, the spacecraft has been capturing many pictures, recording important moments along the way. One of the recent images shows the propulsion module flying freely, which was shared by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on X (formerly known as Twitter) on August 18th. A Closer...