The mission marked the fourth private sector attempt to land softly on the Moon. Intuitive Machines now joins a select group of national space agencies that have achieved lunar landings.
US scripts history: The Odysseus spacecraft, representing the United States, achieved a historic milestone with the first commercial lunar landing in American history. Led by Intuitive Machines (IM), this landmark event highlights the role of private ventures in advancing space exploration.
In its Artemis II mission, NASA had planned to send the four astronauts, which also include the first African American assigned to a lunar mission, aboard the Orion capsule in late 2024. This mission has been postponed till 2025, while Artemis III has been pushed till 2026.
Astrobotic Technology's lander began to lose fuel possibly due to a ruptured tank as the spacecraft encountered trouble to orient its solar panel towards the sun and generate solar power. The company had been targeting a lunar landing on February 23, the first US attempt in 51 years.
Astrobotic was aiming to be the first private business to successfully land on the moon, something only four countries have accomplished. A second lander from a Houston company is due to be launched next month.
Unlike Chandrayaan-3, Japan's SLIM lander will enter the Moon's orbit about three to four months after launch, orbit the moon for a month, and descent after four to six months.
India’s moon lander is all set to make a landing on the lunar soil on August 23, 2023 evening as the final deboosting operation got over in the wee hours of Sunday, said ISRO.
Chandrayaan-3: The national space agency said that the Lander Module (LM) would now undergo internal checks.
The images show the 'Zeeman crater', which is a unique lunar object on the Moon's surface and is hidden from the Earth's view due to synchronous rotation.
On International Moon Day 2023, we can look back fondly on the famous astronauts' incredible achievements and look forward optimistically to what lies ahead for space exploration.
Chandrayaan-3 launch HIGHLIGHTS: Conducted by the Indian Space Research Organisation, this is India’s third lunar mission.
Another reason for the delay is that the original 2024 deadline set by the Trump administration "was not grounded in technical feasibility," Nelson said.
The American space agency NASA issued a new moonshot rules on Tuesday which state 'No fighting or littering' on the lunar surface and no trespassing at historic landmarks like Apollo 11′s Tranquility Base.
After an unsuccessful bid two months ago, India may attempt another soft landing on the Moon by next year-end, probably in November, sources in ISRO said on Thursday. The Indian Space Research Organisation had constituted a high-level committee, headed by S Somanath, Director of Thiruvanathapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, the lead centre responsible for all launch vehicle programmes of ISRO, to prepare a report on the proposed Chandrayaan-3.
Replying to media's query if that if the ISRO would attempt another landing on Moon's south pole, Sivan replied, "Definitely". "We want to demonstrate the technology for Vikram lander landing, We are working on plan of action how to go ahead for Vikram Lander landing," the ISRO Chief informed media, who was in national capital to attend IIT-Delhi 50th convocation ceremony
A top NASA manager is casting doubt on the space agency’s ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024.
The Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, which has the life span of one year, intact and safe. It will continue to study and take pictures of the Moon's surface for the newest one year. The orbiter can also take picture of Vikram lander to find out its status too. The rover, Pragyaan inside the lander had a lifespan of only 14 days.
Did India's first moon lander Vikram crash on to the lunar surface resulting in the sudden snapping of the communication link with the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 AM in the backdrop of Chandrayaan-2's lander 'Vikram' losing contact with ground stations. Minutes after ISRO Chairman K Sivan briefed the prime minister on the status of Vikram lander, Modi was seen consoling the ISRO scientists. He expressed solidarity with ISRO scientists after Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module lost communication with the ground station during the powered descent.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed solidarity with ISRO scientists after Chandrayaan-2's Vikram module lost communication with the ground station during the powered descent leading to huge disappointment.
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