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Chandrayaan-3: India lands on moon, creates history
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"India is on the moon!" Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is currently attending the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg said. He watched the live telecast and as soon as the touchdown happened he sported a big smile and waved the tricolour.
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S African President Ramaphosa congratulates India on Chandrayaan-3, calls
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday congratulated India for its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 and called it a momentous occasion for the BRICS.
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Chandrayaan-3: “Wonderful thing for humanity,” says ISRO founder Vikram Sa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Vikram Sarabhai is considered the father of the Indian space program. The establishment of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was one of Vikram Sarabhai's greatest achievements. He successfully convinced the government of the importance of a space programme for a developing countr
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Jai Ho ISRO: Sand artist Pattnaik creates sand sculpture of India's moon m
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Padma Shri recipient Pattnaik’s sand art included a national flag, ISRO’s logo, the rocket in which Chandrayaan-3 was launched, Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft close to the Moon and ‘Jay Ho with All the best Chandrayaan’ written on the art
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Chandrayaan-3: “Most significant milestone for planetary exploration,” say
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The scheduled timing for the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s south pole on August 23, 2023 (Wednesday), is around 18:04 IST, with the powered descent of Vikram lander expected at 1745 IST.
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With few hours left for Chandrayaan-3 landing – what has unfolded so far
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
140 crore Indians have kept their fingers crossed as D-day approaches for the much-awaited soft landing of the country’s third moon mission -- Chandrayaan-3. People across the country are busy praying to God for a successful ISRO mission.
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US: Indian diaspora turn to religious rituals performs Havan in Virginia f
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Indian Americans turn to religious rituals such as performing a ‘havan’ (fire ritual) and ‘Abhishekam’ in hopes of ensuring the success of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s lunar landing.
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Chandrayaan 3: Expanded landing area, enhanced upgrades to ensure safer, s
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Annadurai said that the spacecraft's landing zone has been expanded to a broader area measuring 4.5 km by 2.5 km. The primary focus of the mission remains ensuring a safe and successful landing, with enhanced fuel requirements and an improved power source compared to its predecessor, Chan
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Getting spacecraft from horizontal to vertical position is difficult: Spac
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"One of the biggest things that are there is that it has got to get the spacecraft from a horizontal position to a vertical position. That is difficult. All these aspects have to be looked into," P K Ghosh said.
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Russia's Luna-25 mission ends in failure as spacecraft smashes on Moon
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Russia's state space corporation, Roskosmos, according to the Reuters report, said it had lost contact with the spacecraft shortly after a problem occurred as it was shunted into pre-landing orbit on Saturday.
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Russian lander experiences “emergency situation” during pre-moon landing m
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Russia’s ‘Luna 25’ spacecraft reported an “emergency situation” during its manoeuvre prior to its Moon landing, CNN reported on Saturday citing Russian space agency ‘Roscosmos’.
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Chandrayaan-3 marks giant leap, lander successfully separates from propuls
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission marked another giant leap in its lunar quest as the 'Vikram' lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday.
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