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ISRO to launch its Venus mission in 2025, France to take part
ISRO chairman K Sivan and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall held talks and reviewed the areas driving cooperation between France and India in space
1 min read30 Sep 2020NASA shares Chandrayaan 2 landing site images, says Vikram had hard landing
NASA has shared images of the landing site of Chandrayaan 2 and said that the lander Vikram had a hard-landing. The agency, however, could not verify the exact location of the spacecraft. The images were captured by NASA’S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) during its flyby of the lunar region. Lander Vikram lost contact with ISRO base minutes before it had to soft-land on the lunar surface on September 7.
27 Sep 2019Working on plans for future moon mission: ISRO Chairman K Sivan
He said the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 is doing ’very well’ and all the payload operations have commencedNecessary approvals and all procedures have to be finished before making the announcement, he said
1 min read26 Sep 2019ISRO gears up for Gaganyaan, India’s first manned mission to space: 10 things to know
Gaganyaan mission, worth ₹10,000 crore, was approved by the Union Cabinet last yearIf Gaganyaan is successful, India would become the fourth nation to achieve the feat
1 min read23 Sep 2019Hopes fading on re-establishing link with lander Vikram: ISRO scientists
Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said on Saturday that the space agency will try to establish link with the lander for 14 daysThe 1,471-kg lander of Chandrayaan-2 -- first Indian mission to explore the lunar terrain with home-grown technology
1 min read8 Sep 2019Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 located on Moon surface: ISRO chief K Sivan
Isro chief K. Sivan says the space agency has find the location of Vikram Lander on moon surface
1 min read8 Sep 2019Communication link lost with moon lander Vikram: ISRO
The lander successfully completed its rough braking phase with its descent speed going down wellOn the screen it was seen that Vikram slightly changed from its planned path and then the communication link got snapped
1 min read7 Sep 2019Chandrayaan-2 to reach moon’s orbit on 20 August: Isro
’Chandrayaan-2’ is expected to land on the lunar surface on 7 September, Isro chairman Dr K. Sivan saidThe Isro chairman said Chandrayaan-2 is all set to leave the earth’s orbit after two days
1 min read12 Aug 2019We’ve bounced back, says Isro’s Sivan week after aborted launch
Chandrayaan-2 has docked into the intended orbit in space. The soft landing will be attempted on 7 SeptemberMonday’s launch was successfully executed and the soft landing will be attempted on 7 September
1 min read23 Jul 2019India over the Moon as Chandrayaan-2 launched successfully
Chandrayaan-2 weighing 3.8 tonnes is extremely cost-effective, with a total estimated cost of ₹978 croreIsro successfully launches India’s most ambitious mission Chandrayaan-2; spacecraft will attempt to land a rover near the Moon’s south pole on 7 Sep
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