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Chandrayaan-3 lands on the dark side of the Moon! How NASA, other space agencies reacted
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Chandrayaan-3 lands on the dark side of the Moon! How NASA, other space agencies reacted

[ad_1] In a groundbreaking achievement, India has secured its place in history as the first nation to successfully land a spacecraft near the Moon's South Pole. This remarkable feat not only marks a significant milestone for the world's most populous nation, but also highlights the prowess of its ambitious, cost-effective space program.The unmanned Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander named Vikram gracefully touched down at precisely 6:04 pm, sending mission control technicians into ecstatic cheers and embraces. This triumph, however, was not without its challenges. It came on the heels of a Russian probe's unfortunate crash in the same lunar region and followed a four-year interval since India's previous lunar landing attempt ended in disappointment at the eleventh hour. Global Space Agencies Ex...
How ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 got a tech boost from NASA and ESA
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How ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 got a tech boost from NASA and ESA

[ad_1] Chandrayaan-3 is just a few minutes away from creating history. It is scheduled for touchdown on the Soth Pole of the Moon at 6:04 pm IST. In this long journey, there have been various contributors and collaborators who are working day and night to make ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission a success, and among them are NASA and ESA space agencies.Since the launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14, we have been receiving a remarkable display of international collaboration. Ground stations from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) are providing support to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during its moon mission. Global backup support is crucial during space missions and this especially applies to spacecraft lan...