Chandrayan 3

24 Aug

US hails Chandrayan-3 landing as historic

Washington, Aug 23, The United States, which had helped in India's Chandrayan-3 mission and closely tracked its progress, joined the world in hailing the historic soft-landing of the Indian spacecraft on the moon’s South Pole surface on Wednesday. “Congratulations to @ISRO and the people of India for Chandrayaan-3’s historic landing on the South Pole of the moon,” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wrote in a post on X (previously Twitter). “We look forward to deepening our partnership with India on space exploration in the years ahead.” The United States provided key help to the mission, as acknowledged by S.…

24 Aug

Moving around moon, India’s moon rover leaving its imprint on lunar soil

Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) India’s moon rover is now also on the moon, moving around and leaving its imprint on the soil, said a senior official of the Indian space agency. “The rover rolled down onto the moon surface from the lander sometime around 12.30 a.m. Thursday. It is moving around. It is leaving its imprint on the moon's surface,” Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) told IANS. The logo of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the national emblem have been engraved on the wheels of the rover to leave the imprint when it moves…