Chandrayaan 2: What ISRO must do to make benefits of the moon mission accessible to the common man
Narayan Prasad • 6 years agoA decentralized model of technology transfer will benefit society & erase questions about ISRO's space mission expenses.
Chandrayaan 2 is a very, very complex operation, says ISRO ex-chief Madhavan Nair
• 6 years agoDescribing the soft-landing, he said it will be like flying saucers hovering on the top and then slowly descending.
Chandrayaan 2 completes final in-orbit manoeuvre before India's maiden moon landing on 7 Sept
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe landing module is now well on its way toward its 7 September landing on the moon's surface.
Chandrayaan 2: Landing module wraps up first in-orbit manoeuvre around the moon at 8.50am today
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe landing module will make a similar manoeuvre tomorrow before it highly-anticipated soft-landing on 7 September.
Chandrayaan 2: Lander Vikram to make its first in-orbit manoeuvre around the moon by 9.45pm today
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe landing module will carry out this first of two manueovres before its highly-anticipated soft-landing on 7 September.
Meghalaya student to watch Chandrayaan 2 live with PM Narendra Modi in ISRO control room
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoHe won a space quiz conducted by ISRO and the education department for school children all over the country.
Chandrayaan 2's first image of the moon features iconic lunar landmarks, captured 2,650 km from the surface
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoTwo of the most visible features in the photograph are the Mare Orientale basin and the Apollo craters.
Chandrayaan 2 planned orbit 'compressed' in latest manoeuver, ISRO reveals. What does it mean?
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe change is one of many minor deviations from 'planned orbits' along the way, none of which were consequential.
Chandrayaan 2 edges closer to moon's surface after completing second orbital manoeuvre
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoThe spacecraft is expected to make its long-awaited descent & landing on 7 September, starting 1.40 am.
Chandrayaan 2 to attempt historic soft-landing at 1.40 am on 7 Sep after lowering its orbit gradually: ISRO chairman
Tech2 News Staff • 6 years agoDuring descent & landing, Chandrayaan 2 will exercise "throttlable control" over the engine's thrusters — a first for ISRO.