Tag: ISRO
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Indian moon lander ready for final descent
Artist’s concept of the Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander. Credit: ISRO The Vikram lander, part of India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission launched in July, will attempt to land near the lunar south pole Friday and deploy a rover to conduct the first on-the-ground scientific surveys away from the moon’s equatorial regions. The robotic spacecraft is set for…
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Chandrayaan 2 arrives in lunar orbit, targets moon landing next month
Artist’s illustration of the Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft, including the lander and orbiter, at the moon. Credit: ISRO India’s Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft braked into orbit around the moon Tuesday, positioning the robotic science mission for a landing in the moon’s south pole region Sept. 6. The spacecraft ignited its main engine at 0332 GMT Tuesday (11:32…
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Live coverage: India’s Chandrayaan 2 moon mission blasts off
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.3 with the Chandrayaan 2 moon mission. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
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India launches robotic mission to land on the moon
The GSLV Mk.3 rocket lifted off at 0913 GMT (5:13 a.m. EDT) Monday with the Chandrayaan 2 mission. Credit: ISRO Seeking to become the fourth nation to successfully land on the moon, India launched an ambitious robotic lunar mission named Chandrayaan 2 on Monday, targeting a touchdown near the lunar south pole Sept. 6. Consisting…
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Indian moon launch rescheduled for Monday
The GSLV Mk.3 launcher awaiting liftoff with the Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission. Credit: ISRO India’s robotic Chandrayaan 2 moon mission is set for liftoff Monday after a technical snag last weekend halted the launch from a spaceport on the Indian coast, ISRO said Thursday. The three-piece moon mission, comprising an orbiter, lander and rover, was…
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Launch of Indian moon lander postponed by ‘technical snag’
The GSLV Mk.3 launcher awaiting liftoff with the Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission. Credit: ISRO Indian engineers called off the launch of the Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing mission Sunday after observing a “technical snag” during the final hour of the countdown, India’s space agency said. The robotic probe was counting down to liftoff from the Satish…
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Live coverage: Indian moon launch scrubbed
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.3 with the Chandrayaan 2 moon mission. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
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Video highlights from Chandrayaan 2’s launch campaign
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated to reflect new launch date of July 22. These video highlights released by the Indian Space Research Organization show the launch campaign to prepare for liftoff of the Chandrayaan 2 moon mission aboard a GSLV Mk.3 rocket. The Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft, comprising a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, is set for liftoff at…
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India seeks to join exclusive company with ambitious moon mission
Artist’s illustration of the Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The mission’s landing craft — which carries the rover — is visible at top, and the orbiter segment is at bottom. Credit: ISRO India’s ambitious $142 million Chandrayaan 2 moon mission, comprising a orbiter, lander and rover, is set for liftoff Sunday to begin a…
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GSLV Mk.3 rolls out for launch of Indian moon mission
The 143-foot-tall (43.5-meter) GSLV Mk.3 rocket rolls out of its assembly building with the Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft on-board. Credit: ISRO The 142-foot-tall (43.4-meter) rocket that will send aloft India’s Chandrayaan 2 moon mission Sunday has arrived on its launch pad on the Indian east coast. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.3, or GSLV Mk.3, is…