An illustration of Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover roaming on the lunar surface | Photo Credit: PTI The ISRO on Thursday said that another instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan has confirmed the presence of Sulphur (S) in the south polar region. On August 28, the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument onboard Pragyan confirmed the presence of … Read more
Sonia Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on August 24 wrote to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath over the success of Chandrayaan-3, saying the space agency’s outstanding capabilities have been built up over decades and it being anchored on self-reliance since the early sixties has contributed to … Read more
=A combination of photos of the Moon shared by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as it was taken by the Lander Imager Camera-1 shortly after the separation from the propulsion module. | Photo Credit: ANI The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its second and final deebost in the early hours … Read more
An LVM3 rocket carrying Chandrayaan 3 is being moved to the launch pad ahead of its launch, at the Satish Dhawan Space Station, Sriharikota, July 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The much-anticipated launch of Chandrayaan 3 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled for 2.35 pm IST on July 14 from the … Read more
The Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) M4 vehicle with Chandrayaan-3 being moved to the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota. File. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s third lunar mission, set for launch on July 14, is loaded with more fuel, a slew of safety measures and a bigger landing site, with ISRO saying … Read more