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Unsung heroes of Chandrayaan-3: Meet the people behind India's moon mission

The unsung heroes of Chandrayaan-3 will soon mark India's footprints on the moon's surface. Here is the list of people who will make the Chandrayaan-3 mission possible

Chandrayaan-3: Haryana schools to organise live streaming to inspire kids

Schools in Haryana will organise live streaming of the soft landing of ISRO's moon mission Chandrayaan-3 Wednesday evening to inspire the students and boost their self-confidence, said state's Education Minister Kanwar Pal. He said all district education officers in the state have been instructed to open the schools from 5 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday. "Students of schools in Haryana will watch Chandrayaan-3's soft landing on the moon live. All district education officers have been instructed to open schools from 5 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday," Pal said on X, formerly Twitter. Commenting on India being at the cusp of scripting history, the minister said, "This is an achievement of our scientists. It is a big achievement for the nation and the world attention is on this. So, we want our students should catch the action live." "When young students will watch it live, they will also feel inspired and it will also boost their self-confidence," he added. Pal also said India is an emerging power

Chandrayaan-3 moon landing: A look inside Vikram lander and Pragyan rover

Chandrayaan-3 latest news: India will attempt its first successful lunar landing at 6:04 pm today

Chandrayaan-3: Ahead of landing, here's a look at journey to Moon so far

According to the space agency, Chandrayaan 3's lander, with a rover accommodated inside it, is expected to touch down on the surface of the Moon around 6.04 pm on August 23

Chandrayaan-3 is ready to create history, check landing date, time and more

Chandrayaan-3 will land on the moon's surface today at 6.04 pm. The final fifteen minutes are the most crucial period and that will determine the success of the mission

Indian diaspora in US eagerly awaits Chandrayan-3's successful moon landing

The Indian diaspora here is eagerly waiting for Chandrayaan-3's much-anticipated landing on the Moon on Wednesday with many of them saying the lunar mission will propel India as a global leader in space technology and inspire millions of children to take up science, physics and astronomy as their area of pursuit. ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan) is all set to land on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening at 6.04 pm, as India eyes becoming the first country to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth's only natural satellite. I am very excited about what Chandrayaan-3 can achieve for us, New York-based commodity trader and Physics enthusiast Sandeep Daga told PTI. The Chandrayaan-3 mission is really a shot in the arm for the Indian space programme and the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). It will propel India as a global leader in space technology and it will inspire millions of kids

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Chandrayaan-3: Tech institutes, schools in J'khand to live stream landing

Jharkhand's top technical institutions and several schools are all geared up to organise live streaming of the soft landing of ISRO's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday, seeking to ignite a passion for space exploration among budding scientists. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM), Dhanbad, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (NIAMT) and others have made arrangements for the live streaming, officials said. ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) is scheduled to make a touch down near the south polar region of the Moon on Wednesday evening. IIT-ISM deputy director Dheeraj Kumar told PTI, We will conduct live streaming of the soft landing at Penman Auditorium. Students and faculty have been invited to be part of the historical event. It will definitely motivate the students for future space explorations. Kumar said the institute has an astronomy club and mine surveying section, wh

In a first, Chandrayaan-3 to attempt soft-landing on moon's south pole

India is at the cusp of scripting history, as ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) is all set to touch down on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening, making it only the fourth country to do so, and first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth's only natural satellite. The LM comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan), is scheduled to make a touch down near the south polar region of the Moon at 6:04 pm on Wednesday. "The mission is on schedule. Systems are undergoing regular checks. Smooth sailing is continuing. The Mission Operations Complex (MOX) is buzzed with energy & excitement!" ISRO said on Tuesday, also sharing visuals of the moon captured by cameras on the lander. If the Chandrayaan-3 mission succeeds in making a touchdown on moon and in landing a robotic lunar rover in ISRO's second attempt in four years, India will become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China

Centre asks univs to organise assemblies to watch Chandrayaan-3 landing

The Centre has asked all universities and higher education institutions, including IITs and IIMs, to organise special assemblies to watch the live-streaming of Chandrayaan-3's landing on moon. The landing of India's Chandrayaan-3 is a monumental occasion that will not only fuel curiosity but also spark a passion for exploration within the minds of our youth. It will generate a profound sense of pride and unity as we collectively celebrate the prowess of Indian science and technology. It will contribute to fostering an environment of scientific inquiry and innovation, Higher Education secretary K Sanjay Murthy said in a letter to all heads of all education institutions. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also issued a similar directive asking the institutions to hold special assemblies and live stream moments of Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission landing, on Wednesday. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land on t

Chandrayaan-3 moon landing today: When and where to watch live streaming

Chandrayaan-3 moon landing: PM Narendra Modi, who is in South Africa for the 15th Brics Summit, will attend the event virtually

Chandrayaan-3: Third Lunar mission in 15 years, Moon truly beckons Isro

Three Lunar missions in 15 years! It seems the Moon truly beckons ISRO. And why not? Scientists found frozen water deposits in the darkest and coldest parts of the Moon's polar regions for the first time using data from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft in 2009. Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to the Moon, was launched on October 22, 2008 from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. The spacecraft, carrying 11 scientific instruments built in India, the USA, the UK, Germany, Sweden and Bulgaria, orbited around the Moon at a height of 100 km from the lunar surface for chemical, mineralogical and photo-geologic mapping of the Moon. After the successful completion of all the major mission objectives, the orbit was raised to 200 km in May 2009. The satellite made more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon. The orbiter mission, which had a mission life of two years, was, however, prematurely aborted after communication with the spacecraft was lost on August 29, 2009. "Chandrayaan-1 achieve

Two key features of Chandrayaan: A Tamil connect and a scientific payload

Two key features that mark the Chandrayaan-3 mission by ISRO, apart from the planned soft-landing on the lunar surface, is its Tamil connection and the presence of the scientific payload onboard the propulsion module. The Tamil connection of the Chandrayaan missions refers to the three scientists from Tamil Nadu who helmed each of the crucial Moon missions of India's space programme. Mayilsamy Annadurai, dubbed as the 'Moon Man of India', led the maiden Chandrayaan mission in 2008, while M Vanitha led the Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019, and M Veeramuthuvel is heading the current Chandrayaan-3 Mission. After Chandrayaan-3's lift-off on July 14 at 2.35 pm from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Veeramuthuvel rushed back to the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru to track the rocket. He told the media that he would be able to speak to them only after ensuring that the landing module makes a soft-landing on the lunar surface an exercise which is ...

TN soil plays key role in Chandrayaan-3 mission, just like state's sons

It is not only Tamil Nadu's sons of the soil former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Chandrayaan-2 Mission Director Mayilsamy Annadurai, and Chandrayaan-3 Project Director Veeramuthuvel P who have contributed to ISRO missions, but literally the state's soil itself. Since 2012, Namakkal, which is about 400 km from state capital Chennai, has supplied soil to ISRO for testing for the Chandrayaan Mission capability, as the earth in that district is similar to that of the lunar surface. This has enabled ISRO to test and refine the ability of the lander module to soft land on the surface of the Moon, given that the properties of the Namakkal soil are similar. So, if Chandrayaan-3's lander module achieves its objective of successfully soft landing on the Moon, it would give Tamil Nadu an extra reason to cheer. This is the third time that Tamil Nadu has supplied the necessary soil to the Bengaluru headquartered space agency for performing the tests for its ambitious Moon missions. Accordin

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India set for first south pole Moon landing after Russia's Luna-25 crashes

Vikram, Chandrayaan-3's lander, is trending on X, formally known as Twitter, as billionaire industrialists and Bollywood actors eagerly await the historic moment

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO's Lander releases new images of moon from 70 km above

In under 100 hours, Chandrayaan-3 will make its highly awaited historic landing on Moon's south pole. The landmark event will be taking place on the lunar surface on 23 August

Chandrayaan-3 Update: Isro can postpone landing in unfavourable situations

Isro director says that in case of unfavourable conditions, the Chandrayaan-3 landing can be postponed to August 27. People across the country are performing 'Havan' for the mission's success

'Buzzed with energy & excitement': Isro releases new images of Moon

Chandrayaan-3 landing date: Isro's Rs 600 crore lunar mission will attempt landing on the far side of the Moon on Wednesday at 6:04 pm

Chandrayaan-3 landing on August 27 if conditions are unfavourable: Isro

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has kept an alternative date for Chandrayaan-3 landing on August 27, if it will not be appropriate to land the Vikram module on August 23