NASA is preparing to launch its Artemis mission in September 2026. Before this exciting mission, the agency is working on a plan to safely rescue astronauts on the Moon without relying on any vehicles.
The cabinet on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel's recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner after a countrywide consensus-building exercise.
NASA recently used laser communication technology to send 4K video streams from an aircraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and back- a feat which will make its way to providing live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon during the Artemis missions.
Chinese space agency CNSA launched the Pakistani small satellite 'Icube Qamar' along with its most complex Chang'e 6 lunar mission.
A host of missions from various countries have been planned to the Moon, while NASA with its Artemis III aims to land the first woman and the first person of colour on the Moon, paving the way for a long-term, sustainable presence and serving as a gateway for future astronaut missions to Mars.
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.
According to the space agency, the lander also blasted off over an area of 108.4 m² (metre square) around the landing site. The Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan-3 mission landed near the south pole of the Moon on August 23, 2023.
The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a human crew to an orbit of 400 km and bringing them safely back to Earth by landing in Indian sea waters.
The Chang'e-6 mission aims to land on the South Pole-Aitken Basin located on the far side to collect lunar samples from various regions and ages. The far side is generally older and contains the Aitken Basin.
Chandrayaan 3: ISRO added that the their has been no contact with them but efforts are still continuing.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Vikram Lander soft-landed on Moon again, exceeds mission objectives, says ISRO
According to NASA, the satellite and its two instruments will observe the universe’s hottest regions, largest structures and objects with the strongest gravity.
Aditya-L1 mission: Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and in situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the earth.
India's mission to the moon was successful as Chandrayaan-3 landed on the surface on Wednesday, August 23. As the first images of the moon were shared by ISRO, reactions galore on social media.
Vikram lander, India's Chandrayaan 3 moon mission successfully landed on the moon's south pole, making them the first country to do so as congratulatory messages for the ISRO scientists and whole of India flooded social media. The Indian team in Ireland also celebrated the successful moon mission.
Historically, spacecraft missions to the Moon have primarily targeted the equatorial region due to its favourable terrain and operating conditions.
Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing Updates: India has become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Speaking to the media, Dr Surendra Pal said that the lander can hover like a helicopter if a suitable landing area is not available.
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