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☆ Chandrayaan-3 landing: India could become the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —India is on the brink of a historic attempt to land its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon that could make it only the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat. India’s space agency will livestream the landing attempt starting at 5:20 p.m. IST (7:50 a.m. Previously, only the United States, China and the former Soviet Union have completed soft landings on the lunar surface. Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft crashed into the moon on August 19 after its engines misfired, ending the country’s first lunar landing attempt in 47 years. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty ImagesIndia’s mission has taken on even greater significance since Russia’s failed Luna 25 landing attempt.

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☆ Watch India attempt a historic moon landing on the lunar south pole, where 3 spacecraft have crashed and nobody has succeeded yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In this rush for the lunar south pole, India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is scheduled to make its new landing attempt on Wednesday. India, Russia, and Israel have all tried and failedRussia is the latest nation to fumble a lunar south-pole landing. If first you don't succeed try, try, againThe landing attempt scheduled for Wednesday will be India's second try. The new Vikram lander will be on its own. So it's the hardest of the hard," said Braun, who has worked on landing and descent teams for multiple NASA missions to Mars.

Persons: Luna, India's, Robert Braun, Rajanish, Vikram, Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Aijaz, Braun, I'm, " Braun Organizations: Service, Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, Space Exploration, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, India's Bharatiya Janata Party, AP, Space Research Organization, NASA Locations: Wall, Silicon, India, Mars, Russia, Israel, Mumbai, Bangalore, Mars . India

☆ India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: How and When to Watch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s been almost four years since India’s last attempt to land on the moon, Chandrayaan-2, ended in a crash. On Wednesday, India is hoping that the uncrewed Chandrayaan-3 mission will reach the lunar surface in one piece. The Indian people and government feel great pride for their nation’s surging space program. The Chandrayaan-3 landing module is expected to reach the moon’s surface on Wednesday at 8:34 a.m. Eastern time (it will be 6:04 p.m. in India). The nation’s space program, the Indian Space Research Organization, will provide a livestream from the mission control room in Bengaluru.

Persons: It’s, India’s Organizations: Indian Space Research Organization, YouTube Locations: India, Russia, Bengaluru

☆ Chandrayaan-3 captures images of moon ahead of landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is swooping toward the moon’s surface ahead of its historic landing attempt, and it’s capturing some stunning visuals on the way. India’s space agency will livestream the landing attempt starting at 5:20 p.m. IST (7:50 a.m. The spacecraft has been making a slow, methodical approach toward the lunar surface. The mission marks India’s second attempt to complete a soft landing on the moon. The first attempt, in 2019 with Chandrayaan-2, crashed into the lunar surface because of software issues and difficulties braking on its descent.

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☆ Chandrayaan-3: Indian spacecraft enters lunar orbit in step closer to moon rover soft landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —India moved one step closer to executing a controlled landing on the moon after its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft entered lunar orbit over the weekend, inching toward the surface’s unexplored South Pole. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Chandrayaan-3 is comprised of a lander, propulsion module and rover. Its first lunar probe, the Chandrayaan-1, orbited the moon and was then deliberately crash-landed onto the lunar surface in 2008. Eleven years later, the Chandrayaan-2 successfully entered lunar orbit but its rover crash-landed on the moon’s surface. “Chandrayaan-3 scripts a new chapter in India’s space odyssey,” Modi tweeted shortly after it took off last month.

Persons: “, Satish, Space, It’s, Modi, ” Modi Organizations: CNN, Indian Space Research Organization, Soviet, ISRO, Soviet Union Locations: India, United States, Soviet Union, China, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

CNN —A mysterious cylinder that washed ashore in Western Australia is debris from an Indian space launch, authorities in both countries have said, ending a flurry of speculation over the object’s origin. The cylinder was part of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) had previously launched, Sudheer Kumar, a director at ISRO, told CNN. The Australian Space Agency had previously tweeted on Monday that it had concluded its investigation into the object, and had reached the same conclusion. The Australian Space Agency said Monday that if any further suspected debris is found, it should be reported to local authorities. The debris remains in storage and the Australian Space Agency is working with ISRO, who will provide further confirmation to determine next steps, including considering obligations under the United Nations space treaties,” the Australian space agency added.

Persons: Sudheer Kumar, ” Organizations: CNN, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Australian Space Agency, United, Police Locations: Western Australia, Perth, United Nations, India, Australian

☆ Object Found on Australian Beach Is a Mystery No More
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A mysterious cylindrical object found on a remote Australian beach this month is a piece of debris from an Indian rocket, Australia’s space agency announced on Monday. This means that it is not — as some people had speculated online — a piece of a Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over the Indian Ocean in 2014, or a U.F.O. “We have concluded the object located on a beach near Jurien Bay in Western Australia is most likely debris from an expended third-stage of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle,” the Australian Space Agency said on social media. The object is in storage, the agency said, noting that it was working with the Indian Space Research Organization to decide what to do next. A 1968 United Nations agreement requires countries to return recovered space debris to the country that owned it.

Organizations: Malaysia Airlines, Australian Space Agency, Indian Space Research Organization Locations: Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Nations

India’s first attempt at putting a robotic spacecraft on the surface of the moon three years ago ended in a crash and a crater. The mission, called Chandrayaan-3, comes amid a renewed interest in exploring the moon, but in the past decade, only China has succeeded in landing a spacecraft there in one piece. Chandrayaan-3 is the first of as many as six missions that could successfully land on the moon in the months ahead. The Indian Space Research Organization — India’s equivalent of NASA — will begin broadcasting coverage of the flight on its YouTube channel at 4:30 a.m.What is Chandrayaan-3? After the rocket carrying Chandrayaan-3 lifts off, a propulsion module will push the spacecraft out of Earth’s orbit and then allow the mission to enter orbit around the moon.

Persons: India’s, NASA — Organizations: Indian Space Research, NASA, YouTube Locations: China

☆ Chandrayaan-3: India shoots for the moon with historic lunar mission
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission. Its first lunar probe, the Chandrayaan-1, orbited the moon and was then deliberately crash-landed onto the lunar surface in 2008. Only three other countries have achieved the complicated feat of soft-landing a spacecraft on the moon’s surface – the United States, Russia and China. India’s maiden lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, discovered water molecules on the moon’s surface. Eleven years later, the Chandrayaan-2 successfully entered lunar orbit but its rover crash-landed on the moon’s surface.

Persons: Satish, Space, It’s, Narendra Modi, Modi, Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Joe Biden Organizations: CNN, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Indian, Soviet Union, Hollywood, Space, – Locations: India, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, United States, Russia, China, Washington

☆ Investing in Space: India is the industry's 'sleeping giant,' according to an expert behind the international Artemis Accords
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Indian Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu, right, talks with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, after having signed the Artemis Accords on June 21, 2023. CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Gold described India as "a sleeping giant in the space world that is awakening" – albeit "one that's been snoring loudly." Gold believes India's bureaucratic reforms in its space efforts are helping the country move faster in the sector. "No one is altering their path – we're just complementing each other relative to Artemis and the existing plans with India.

Persons: Taranjit Sandhu, Bill Nelson, CNBC's Michael Sheetz, Narendra Modi, Mike Gold, –, Gold, Artemis Organizations: NASA, Artemis Accords, CNBC's, India's, Modi's, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, International Space Station, U.S, Space Force, Space, CNBC, Galactic Locations: U.S, India, Russia, China

☆ U.S. and India set to announce flurry of deals spanning defense, chips and A.I.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. and India are set to announce a slew of defense and technology collaborations on Thursday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit, U.S. officials said. India has overtaken China as the world's most populous country and is set to become the third-largest economy in the coming years. According to Reuters, Modi has not addressed a single press conference in India since he became prime minister in 2014, making this an extremely rare occasion. India and the U.S. are expected to announce a deal to jointly produce F414 jet engines in India, involving General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics. Thirdly, the so-called India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem will aim to integrate India's growing private sector defense industry with the U.S. defense sector.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Narendra Modi, Mandel Ngan, Narendra Modi's, Modi, Elon, Ray Dalio, we've, Gary Dickerson, Dickerson, Brendan Mullarkey Organizations: India's, White, Afp, Getty, Tesla, Bridgewater Associates, Biden, Reuters, General Electric, Hindustan Aeronautics, U.S, U.S . Defense, Tech, NASA, Indian Space Research, Embassy Locations: Portico, Washington , DC, India, U.S, China, United States, Pakistan, Russia, France, Great Britain, Israel

☆ Japanese Moon Lander Crashed Because It Was Still Three Miles Up, Not on the Ground
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Kenneth Chang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Beresheet lander, from an Israeli nonprofit named SpaceIL, launched to the moon in 2019, but it crashed. The Indian Space Research Organization attempted to land a lunar spacecraft the same year, too, and that vehicle, Vikram, also crashed. Only China has landed robotic spacecraft on the moon recently, with three successes in three attempts over the past decade. Ispace had obtained insurance for the lander, and the financial impacts on the company would be small, Mr. Hakamada said. The Indian space agency also announced this week that Chandrayaan-3, a follow-up to its moon landing attempt in 2019, could launch as early as July 12.

Persons: ”, Ryo Ujiie, “, Vikram, Takeshi Hakamada, ” Mr, Hakamada, Ispace Organizations: Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, NASA, Lunar Reconnaissance, Indian Space Research Organization, Technology, Pittsburgh, Houston Locations: China

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