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India space chief unfazed by Moon mission’s apparent end

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India space chief unfazed by Moon mission’s apparent end

[ad_1] As hopes dim of further contact with India's Moon rover, the country's space chief has said he was satisfied with the prospect of calling its successful lunar mission to an end.India began exploring the Moon's surface in August after becoming just the fourth nation to land a craft on the celestial body, sparking celebrations in a country rapidly closing in on milestones set by global space powers. Rover Pragyan -- "Wisdom" in Sanskrit -- surveyed the vicinity of the Moon's south pole but was powered down before the start of lunar night, which lasts roughly two weeks on Earth. The Indian Space Research Agency had hoped to prolong the mission by reactivating the solar-powered vehicle once daylight returned to the lunar surface, but so far has been greeted by radio silence."It is OK...

ISRO’s Pragyaan rover revealing shocking secrets, making history on the moon for India

[ad_1] India made history when the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)'s Chandryaan-3 lander made a successful landing on the lunar surface. It was a dream come true for all Indians as the scientists behind the mission have worked for four years to make the mission happen. Now, the very first Indian moon rover, named Pragyaan, is successfully roaming on the south pole to unravel new mysteries of the Moon. Learn more about the Pragyaan rover and its shocking new findings so far.Pragyaan rover findingsEarlier, ISRO shared an update on the temperature of the Moon's surface. Shockingly, it was recorded between 60 to 70 degrees Celcius although previous theories had held it to be much less at around 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. This moon secret has captured the attention of the scientific...

Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover

[ad_1] It will take nearly five months for the lander and its experiments to reach the moon. A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that's designed to roll around up there in the gray dust. It will take nearly five months for the lander and its experiments to reach the moon. The company ispace designed its craft to use minimal fuel to save money and leave more room for cargo. So it's taking a slow, low-energy path to the moon, flying 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth before looping back and intersecting with the moon by the end of April. By contrast, NASA's Orion crew capsule with test dummies took five days to reach...