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Why space agencies are racing to the moon’s south pole | Explained
23Aug By adminNo Comments
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Why space agencies are racing to the moon’s south pole | Explained

[ad_1] ISRO is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole, a mission that could advance India's space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources.Here's what's known about the presence of frozen water on the moon - and why space agencies and private companies see it as a key to a moon colony, lunar mining and potential missions to Mars. HOW DID SCIENTISTS FIND WATER ON THE MOON?As early as the 1960s, before the first Apollo landing, scientists had speculated that water could exist on the moon. Samples the Apollo crews returned for analysis in the late 1960s and early 1970s appeared to be dry. In 2008, Brown University researchers revisited those lunar samples with new technology and found hydrogen inside tiny bea...
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India’s boom, Russia’s crunch: how money is shaping a new space race
23Aug By adminNo Comments
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India’s boom, Russia’s crunch: how money is shaping a new space race

[ad_1] The space race India aims to win this week by landing first on the moon's south pole is about science, the politics of national prestige and a new frontier: money.India's Chandrayaan-3 is heading for a landing on the lunar south pole on Wednesday. If it succeeds, analysts and executives expect an immediate boost for the South Asian nation's nascent space industry. Russia's Luna-25, which launched less than two weeks ago, had been on track to get there first – before the lander crashed from orbit, possibly taking with it the funding for a successor mission, analysts say. The seemingly sudden competition to get to a previously unexplored region of the moon recalls the space race of the 1960s, when the United States and the Soviet Union competed.But now space is a business, and the ...
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Know how Chandrayaan-3 differs from the ill-fated Luna-25
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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Know how Chandrayaan-3 differs from the ill-fated Luna-25

[ad_1] Various countries are in a quest to reach the moon and that includes India and Russia. Notably, while India is on the verge of fulfilling its mission to Land on the Moon through the Chandrayaan- 3 spacecraft, Russia's ill-fated spacecraft Luna-25 crashed on August 20. Let's take a look at how both of these Lunar Missions are different from each other. ObjectivesAs we know, Chandrayaan-3 has 3 main objectives, first to demonstrate capabilities to effect a Safe and Soft Landing on the Lunar Surface, to demonstrate a Rover roving on the moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments. Chandrayaan-3 lander is expected to perform a soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon on August 23 at 18:04 PM IST. On the other hand, Luna-25 had different objectives. According to NASA, it ai...
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Race for moon resources has begun, says Russia’s space chief after failed lunar mission
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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Race for moon resources has begun, says Russia’s space chief after failed lunar mission

[ad_1] The race to explore and develop the moon's resources has begun and Russia must remain a player despite the failure of its first lunar mission in 47 years, the head of Russia's space agency Roskosmos said on Monday. Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon on Saturday after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme. Roskosmos chief Yury Borisov, looking downbeat during an interview with the Russia-24 state TV station, said it was in Russia's vital national interests to remain committed to lunar exploration. "This is not just about the prestige of the country and the achievement of some geopolitical goals. This is about ensuring defensive capabilities and achieving technologica...
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Race to the moon: Russia out of contest as Chandrayaan 3 sets up lunar date
21Aug By adminNo Comments
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Race to the moon: Russia out of contest as Chandrayaan 3 sets up lunar date

[ad_1] Russia has bowed out of the race to the moon with India after its robot lander crashed on the lunar surface, setting Chandrayaan-3 on an easier course while ISRO scientists achieved yet another successful maneouver to take the spacecraft closer to the moon in its soft-landing attempt on August 23.ISRO on Sunday said it has successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module (LM), and it is now expected to touch down on the surface of the Moon at 6.04 PM on Wednesday. This came even as the Russian lander Luna-25 crashed into the moon after going into uncontrolled orbit. "The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon," Russian space agency Roscosmos said in a statement. Roscosmos s...
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Russia’s Luna-25 has smashed into the moon
20Aug By adminNo Comments
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Russia’s Luna-25 has smashed into the moon

[ad_1] Russia's Luna-25 space craft has crashed into the moon after it spun into uncontrolled orbit, Russia's space corporation Roskosmos said on Sunday. Russia's first moon mission in 47 years failed after its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and smashed into moon. Russia's state space corporation, Roskosmos, said it had lost contact with the craft shortly after a problem occurred as the craft was shunted into pre-landing orbit on Saturday. "The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon," Roskosmos said in a statement.Failure for the prestige mission underscores the decline of Russia's space power since the glory days of Cold War competition when Moscow was the first to launch a satellite to orbit the ...
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Russia’s Luna-25 Lander Fails to Enter Pre-Landing Orbit of Moon
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Russia’s Luna-25 Lander Fails to Enter Pre-Landing Orbit of Moon

[ad_1] The Luna-25, the first Russian lunar lander in nearly 50 years, wasn't able to enter its scheduled pre-landing orbit of the moon.The robotic spacecraft was due to enter the orbit on Saturday, but due to an emergency situation the maneuver was unsuccessful, according to a statement from the Russian space corporation Roscosmos. The team is analyzing the situation, it said, without giving further details. Russia launched the craft last week, joining a race with NASA and other space agencies. It's scheduled to land on the moon's south pole on Aug. 21, Roscosmos said earlier. It's not immediately clear if the plan still stands. The lunar south pole is a highly coveted target among space-faring nations, including the US and China. India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is orbiting the moon a...
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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch, space agency says
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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch, space agency says

[ad_1] An "abnormal situation" occurred at Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft on Saturday as it was preparing to transfer to its pre-landing orbit, Russia's national space agency Roskosmos said.The Russian spacecraft is scheduled to land on the south pole of the moon on Monday, part of a big power race to explore a part of the moon which scientists think may hold frozen water and precious elements. "During the operation, an abnormal situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the manoeuvre to be performed with the specified parameters," Roskosmos said in a short statement. Specialists are analysing the situation, it said, without providing further details.Earlier, Roskosmos said it had received the first results from the Luna-25 mission and that they were being analy...
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5 Big Moon missions that are set to take off in 2023; NASA to ISRO, space race is on!
31Dec By adminNo Comments
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5 Big Moon missions that are set to take off in 2023; NASA to ISRO, space race is on!

[ad_1] From NASA to ISRO, these are the 5 big Moon missions you can look forward to in 2023. From observing the farthest galaxy from Earth (GN-z11) to shifting the orbit of an asteroid by striking it with a spacecraft, scientists reached many new milestones in 2022. But it appears that the Moon will be the center of all attention in 2023. Many space agencies are looking at our sole natural satellite as a destination to visit and explore. While the Moon race between the USA and Russia ended decades ago, we still remember when Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the lunar surface. Now, a new space race is building up. And from NASA to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are all participating. Read on to know about the 5 big Moon missions setting up in 2023.NASA Lunar Flashli...
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