Tag: Moon
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Chandrayaan-2: ‘ISRO needs to find lander Vikram’s fate on moon’, says NASA expert
Noting that ISRO scientists have not given up on contacting the lander nearly a month after they lost contact with it in the early hours of September 7, Devereaux said they need to scan the data they got from it till the link snapped.
October 5, 2019 -
Chandrayaan-2: Experts panel analysing cause of lander Vikram’s failure
The ISRO statement is silent on the members of the national committee of academicians, the committee chief and the time frame by which their report will be shared with the nation.
September 20, 2019 -
Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Lander in ‘single piece’, but tilted after hard landing on moon: ISRO
India’s ambitious lunar mission faltered in the last leg on Saturday as Vikram lander lost its connection with the ISRO.
September 9, 2019 -
‘Don’t be disheartened’: Leaders laud ISRO efforts after Chandrayaan-2 lander loses contact
President Ram Nath Kovind praised the 'exemplary courage and commitment' of ISRO and said that the country was proud of it.
September 7, 2019 -
India stands with you, best yet to come: PM Modi to ISRO scientists after Chandrayaan-2 heartbreak
PM Modi, who met K Sivan at the ISRO Centre in Bengaluru, hugged and consoled the ISRO Chief after he broke down.
September 7, 2019 -
Chandrayaan-2: Lander performs 2nd manoeuvre for 4 sec
The next de-orbiting manoeuvre is scheduled on September 04, 2019 between 0330 - 0430 hrs IST, according to ISRO.
September 3, 2019 -
ISRO releases first set of earth pictures captured by Chandrayaan-2
The mission comes 11 years after Isro successfully launched Chandrayaan-1 in, October 2008.
August 4, 2019 -
India’s historic moon mission spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 successfully lifts off
The rocket carrying Chandrayaan-2 was originally scheduled to lift off on July 15 early morning but was aborted after a 'technical snag' was observed in it.
July 22, 2019 -
Week after aborted launch, Chandrayaan-2 to lift off on July 22: ISRO
The announcement comes a day after the fault in the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) was rectified.
July 18, 2019 -
GSLV rocket snag rectified, Chandrayaan-2 may lift-off next week: ISRO officials
India’s ambitious mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2, was aborted after a 'technical snag' was observed in the launch vehicle system early on Monday.
July 17, 2019 -
India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-2 aborted after ‘technical snag’ in GSLV-Mk III rocket
The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission was a prestigious one as it aimed to make India as the fourth nation in the world to land and ride on the moon after the US, Russia and China.
July 15, 2019 -
ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 launch on July 15; spacecraft to land on Moon in 2 months
A good measure of women's power is powering India's Rs 978 crore second moon mission with the Project Director and the Mission Director also being women.
July 13, 2019 -
Remembering a remarkable achievement
Our mobile phones pack more punch today than the computer on board Apollo 11, 50 years ago. So how did we make the Moon landing in 1969?
July 10, 2019 -
Thousands watch in awe as sky turns dark in South America during total solar eclipse
The next solar eclipse, although not a total eclipse, is set to happen on December 26, 2019 and will be visible in the Middle East, including Qatar.
July 3, 2019 -
When is Surya Grahan 2019? Check out Solar Eclipse dates, estimated timing in 2019
The upcoming eclipse is going to be the only total solar eclipse that will occur this year.
June 27, 2019 -
Three US firms chosen to help NASA land US astronauts on Moon
Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines plan to land their machines by July 2021 and Orbit Beyond aims for September 2020.
June 1, 2019 -
Inside our neighbour’s core
An impact crater serves as a bore hole to probe the Moons mantle as a Chinese lander has recently shown.
May 24, 2019