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After Chandrayaan-3 mission success, ISRO eyes landing Indian astronaut on Moon by 2040
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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After Chandrayaan-3 mission success, ISRO eyes landing Indian astronaut on Moon by 2040

[ad_1] The Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) is all set to build on its success with the Chandrayaan-3 mission that landed the Vikram Lander on the moon along with a small vehicle called Pragyan Rover. The research findings by these instruments provided deeper insight into the makings of the Moon and set the scenario for future landings. The Chandrayaan-3 mission lasted for 14 earth days and led to discovering of aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, sulphur, manganese, silicon, and oxygen in lunar soil. The place was in South Pole of the Moon now known as Shiv Shakti point.However, ISRO is not simply thinking of sending another mission to the Moon in the form of Chandrayaan-4 mission, it has added one more objective - sending an Indian astronaut to the Moon by a certain date....
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NASA to collaborate with ISRO on space station development, says Bill Nelson
28Nov By adminNo Comments
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NASA to collaborate with ISRO on space station development, says Bill Nelson

[ad_1] In a significant diplomatic overture, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced on Tuesday the United States' readiness to partner with the Indian space agency ISRO in the construction of its very own space station. Touching down in India for a week of strategic engagements, Nelson revealed that discussions between the two nations also involve plans to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) by the close of the upcoming year."The selection of astronauts is determined by ISRO. NASA will not make the selection," clarified Nelson to a gathering of reporters, emphasising the collaborative nature of the venture. He went on to express the United States' willingness to join forces with India in the development of a space station if such ambitions arise, PTI repo...
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The inspiring story of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space
24Aug By adminNo Comments
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The inspiring story of astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space

[ad_1] Indian-born American astronaut Kalpana Chawla made history by traveling into space. Sadly, on February 1, 2003, she was on the Columbia Space Shuttle, which met with a tragic accident. The accident took the lives of her fellow astronauts including Rick Husband, David M. Brown, William C. McCool, Michael P. Anderson, Ilan Ramon, and Laurel Clark.Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana. She was a curious child, deeply interested in airplanes and flying. She often went with her father to local flying clubs just to watch planes. She went to school at Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School in Karnal. Later, she earned a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College. A Journey to the StarsIn 1982, she moved to the United Stat...
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Indian astronauts on the International Space Station?
23Jun By adminNo Comments
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Indian astronauts on the International Space Station?

[ad_1] India and US are currently working together to get Indian astronauts aboard the International Space Station and that too as early as in 2024,. The bilateral meeting joint statement between PM Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden stated that Indian astronauts and US space agency NASA will extensively collaborate to get this done.Biden outlined the framework of the India-US deal when he said, "From designing new ways to diagnosing and treating new illnesses like cancer and diabetes to collaboration on human space flight, including on sending an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station in 2024." Prime Minister Modi also Declared a Signing of the Artemis Accords, Indicating a Momentous Leap Ahead. This will solidify India's space commitments to space missions and shows...
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