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Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission: One day to touchdown for the ISRO lander
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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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...
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Chandrayaan-3: Tech involved in India’s historic lunar mission
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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Chandrayaan-3: Tech involved in India’s historic lunar mission

[ad_1] After the failure of Russia's Luna-25, the world's eyes are on the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. India's third space mission is set to land on the lunar South Pole tomorrow, August 23, and if it succeeds, India would become the fourth nation after the USA, China, and Russia to touch down on the Moon's surface. Chandrayaan-3 is packing the latest technology that is aiding the spacecraft to fly to the moon and then land on it. From spaceflight, landing, operations, and experiments, everything is dependent on the technology packed into this spacecraft, lander, and rover. Here's everything that you need to know about the technology aboard the Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module, lander, and rover.Chandrayaan-3: Components The Chandrayaan-3 has thre...
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Chandrayaan-3 lander snaps far side of the Moon as it readies for touchdown
21Aug By adminNo Comments
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Chandrayaan-3 lander snaps far side of the Moon as it readies for touchdown

[ad_1] The countdown to the touchdown of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Chandryaan-3 spacecraft has now begun. With just 3 days to go, the anticipation is building up. The last-minute failure of Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft, which was also on a similar mission, means that all eyes are on the Indian spacecraft. With the touchdown looming, ISRO has now shared new images of the far side of the Moon captured by the camera aboard the Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 snaps lunar far sideThe images were captured by Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC) aboard the spacecraft, which aids in locating a safe landing area, avoiding any deep trenches or huge rocks that could hamper the landing. The LHDAC camera was developed by ISRO at the Space Applications Center, a spac...
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Chandrayaan-3 launch LIVE: Check all the updates from the ISRO moon mission; Launch to take place in 30 mins
14Jul By adminNo Comments
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Chandrayaan-3 launch LIVE: Check all the updates from the ISRO moon mission; Launch to take place in 30 mins

[ad_1] After the disappointing failure of the Chandrayaan-2 in 2019, ISRO set out on a mission to make an Indian spacecraft land on the lunar soil. And thus began the journey for Chandrayaan-3. Four years later, ISRO is ready to launch the GSLV Mark 3 launch vehicle, named ‘Bahubali’, to take the lander and the probe to moon. The moon mission ...Read More PM Modi on Chandrayaan-3 mission: 14th July 2023 will always be etched in golden letters He tweeted, “14th July 2023 will always be etched in golden letters as far as India's space sector is concerned. Chandrayaan-3, our third lunar mission, will embark on its journey. This remarkable mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation”.  Narendra Modi on ...
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Chandrayaan-3: What ISRO’s Mission Moon is all about in brief
11Jul By adminNo Comments
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Chandrayaan-3: What ISRO’s Mission Moon is all about in brief

[ad_1] India has launched two lunar missions so far, extracting valuable lessons from each expedition and emerging stronger with every endeavor. The first Chandrayaan mission was launched on October 22, 2008. The mission was known for its discovery of water on the moon and later it led to many other discoveries too.The second mission, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019, The lander made it to the lunar orbit, but was later lost just 2.1 km above the moon's surface. Now, the Chandrayaan- 3 has been built with learnings from past failures and ISRO will be hoping that the space mission is successful. Chandrayaan-3 missionThe Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to launch from India on July 14, at 2:35 p.m. India standard time. It has a few main objectives with greater emphasis, the first foc...
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