moon rover

25 Aug

India’s moon rover did a ‘Michael Jackson Act’ on the moon – It moon walked

Chennai, Aug 25, India's moon rover did a 'Michael Jackson act' on the lunar surface after walking down on the ramp! Well it moon walked after slowly rolling down on the moon lander's ramp, said the Indian space agency. Moon walk is a dance move that became very popular after Michael Jackson did that during the performance of Bille Jean on 'Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever'. The lander - part of the Chanrayaan-3 spacecraft- had landed safely near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday in a text book style. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Indian Space…

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…