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Piggybacking: China to help Pakistan launch satellite in Chang'e 6 Moon mission
Fp Staff • 1 year agoChina's Chang'e 6's lander will also carry scientific instruments from France, Italy, and the European Space Agency (ESA)
Chandrayaan-1: Data suggests electrons from Earth forming water on Moon
Fp Staff • 1 year agoChandrayaan-1 played a crucial role in the discovery of water molecules on the Moon. The mission, launched in 2008, was the first Indian lunar probe under the Chandrayaan programme.
Japan postpones the Moon landing: When is it now and why is it important?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoJapan's space agency has postponed the scheduled launch of an H2A rocket carrying the lunar probe due to strong, high-altitude winds. The country aims to launch the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) into space by mid-September with a lunar landing expected by January 2024
Chandrayaan-3: Two mission objectives achieved in-situ scientific experiments on lunar surface underway, says ISRO
Fp Staff • 2 years agoIndia scripted history as ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) touched down on the lunar surface, making it the first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth's only natural satellite.
Chandrayaan-3: What will happen after 14 days? Will lander, rover return to Earth?
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoThe life of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is for 14 days, which equals one lunar day. After the said period, it will be night on the Moon and the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, which are powered by solar energy, will slow down. However, the mooncraft will not return to Earth
Meet Dr Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, the 'Rocket Woman' behind Chandrayaan-3's historic Moon landing
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoWhile we celebrate Chandrayaan-3's historic Moon landing, unknown to many of us is the role of a woman behind it all. Dr Ritu Karidhal, aka the 'Rocket Woman of India', is one of only two women at the helm of the third lunar mission. She has been an integral part of space missions like Mangalyaan
PM Modi dials ISRO chief, says 'Will personally visit to congratulate on Chandrayaan-3 successful landing on Moon'
Fp Staff • 2 years agoIndia made history by becoming the first country to touch down near the little-explored south pole region and joins the United States, the Soviet Union and China in achieving a moon landing
India on Moon: Armed forces congrats team ISRO for successfully soft landing of Chandrayaan-3
Fp Staff • 2 years agoFollowing the successful landing of the Vikram Lander of the Chandrayaan 3 mission, ISRO now has its eyes set on the Sun. ISRO is now preparing to launch India’s first space-based Sun observatory, the Aditya-L1.
'India is on moon': ISRO Chief Somanath to PM Modi on Chandrayaan 3 soft landing | WATCH
Fp Staff • 2 years agoIndia has become the first nation in world to make a soft landing on the south pole of the Moon's surface
Chandrayaan-3 live stream breaks world record of Spanish streamer Ibai, over 5.6 million watch India's moon mission
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe Vikram Landing Module (LM) of Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land on the Moon’s south pole at 6:04 PM on Wednesday (23 August)