Don’t lose hope! The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) hasn’t given up on their dream to land on the Moon. The ISRO chairman, K Sivan sent a letter to students at a panchayat union school in Tamil Nadu where he has specified that he will try to land on the Moon, once more. On their …
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has not given up efforts to spring links with Chandrayaan 2's lander Vikram, even after a hard-landing more than three weeks ago. Chandrayaan 2 was a highly complex mission, which brought together an orbiter, lander and rover to explore Moon’s South Pole. In September, ground stations lost communication with the …
Bengaluru’s Herohalli saw a ‘never-before-seen’ sight, surprising the pedestrians at night. Actually, it was the new artwork of a street artist and civic activist Baadal Nanjundaswamy, who wanted to highlight the plight of the potholed roads. Nanjundaswamy posted a video on his Twitter, where an astronaut is walking on a potholed road in Bengaluru that …
Women scientists have recently been making headlines with Gagandeep Kang as the first woman to be elected Royal Society Fellow, and Ritu Karidhal and M Vanitha, who were lauded as the driving force behind the Chandrayaan-2 mission in July. To add another female name in the field of science, former director of the National Institute …
Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission is launched through Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mark III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh today at 2.43pm IST. Chandrayaan-2 is going to explore the south pole region of the moon where no country has reached till now and check the presence of lunar water. …
India’s second lunar probe, Chandrayaan-2, launch has been called off. It was originally scheduled from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, today at 2.51 am IST. 56 minutes and 24 seconds before its official take off, a technical snag was reported, aborting the launch. At around 3 am, today, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) took to twitter and …
