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50 years later

Chandrayaan-2 is a shining example of Apollo 11's legacy

Women make up 30% of Chandrayaan-2 workforce, two lead the mission

Muthayya Vanitha will be the first women project director of Isro; Ritu Karidhal, mission director, holds a Master's in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

FAQS: What makes Chandrayaan-2 special and why we are going to the moon

India will be the first country to explore the Lunar South Pole

Chandrayaan-2 mission: From cost to India's space run, all you need to know

Cost of Chandrayaan-2 mission is Rs 978 crore, including Rs 603 crore for the orbiter, lander, rover, navigation and ground support network and Rs 375 crore for Geo-stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle

Shadows on the Moon: A tale of ephemeral beauty, humans and hubris

The search for water ice on the Moon will be a journey into deep cold shadows at the poles which have lain undisturbed for as much as 3.6 billion years

Space ethics? Five questions for how we choose to use the moon

There are ethical questions that need to be answered regarding such planetary defence systems

India's second moon mission 'Chandrayaan 2' scheduled for mid-April: Isro

The window to land on the lunar surface is open between March 25 till the end of April, Sivan said

Isro announces launch window of July 9-16 for launch of Chandrayaan-2

The mission has three modules - Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan)

Isro's Chandrayaan-2 to land on Moon by September 6: All you should know

Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft's weight has been increased to ensure a smooth landing

India aims Chandrayaan 2 on July 15, will become 4th nation to land on moon

We have left no stone unturned to make the lunar soft landing a success, says Kailasavadivoo Sivan, chairman of Isro

Chandrayaan-2 launch to take place between July 9-16: ISRO chief

Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft's weight has been increased to ensure a smooth landing

India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 to take off on July 15: Isro

Sivan said of the Rs 1,075 crore, nearly Rs 603 crore will be towards satellite development and the balance Rs 375 crore will be for the GSLV MK-III rocket

'Chandrayaan 2' to be launched on January 3, says Isro chief K Sivan

Chandrayaan-2 will carry an orbiter and a rover

Chandrayaan-2 to be launched in January-March window in 2019

Chandrayaan-2 will have a rover landing on the moon nearly 50 years after Neil Armstrong walked on the lunar surface in 1969.

Chandrayaan-2 moon mission to cost Rs 8 bn; launch postponed to Oct-Nov

Another ISRO Mission, GSLV Mk III-D2, scheduled for June-July this year was also discussed during the meeting

India's second mission to the moon Chandrayaan-2 likely in April: Isro

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Chandrayan-2 Mission around April this year. Chandrayaan-2 is the country's second mission to the moon. This will be followed by atleast six important launches starting second quarter.The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Chandrayan-2 Mission around April this year. "Chandraayan-2 is a challenging mission as for the first time we will carry an orbiter, a lander and a rover to the moon" said the Minister. He said that it is a matter of pride that ISRO is launching Chandrayaan-2, which will place India at a new height in space technology.The Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman of Isro K Sivan added the total cost of the Chandrayaan 2 mission will be about Rs 8 billion. ..

Aiming for the moon: Isro to launch Chandrayaan 2 in first quarter of 2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up for the launch of its space science and planetary exploration mission Chandrayaan-2, in a GSLV MkII launch vehicle, during first quarter of 2018. The Chandrayaan-2 mission is the next step of ISRO to reach, land and explore the Moon.The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is a composite module consisting of Orbiter, Lander and Rover. Unlike Chandrayaan-1, where Moon Impact Probe (MIP) crash landed on the surface of the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 will soft land its Lander with Rover on the Lunar surface to conduct next level of scientific studies.Another interplanetary mission, in which Isro is working on is the Aditya-L1, a scientific mission for solar studies carrying five payloads including a Coronagraph. Aditya-L1 is planned to be placed into a halo orbit around the L1 Legrangian point. These payloads taken together are expected to provide a comprehensive understanding of how solar flares originate and propagate.The new satellites being ...

Russia supplies alpha-emitter for India's Chandrayaan-2

The launch of spacecraft is scheduled for 2018