Weeks after the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully landed the Chandrayaan-3 lander on the lunar surface, the agency is already on its way to the Sun. On September 2, ISRO launched the Aditya-L1 mission atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2:20 a.m. EDT (0620 GMT; 11:50 a.m. …
After India’s Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander made its historic lander on August 23, its rover commenced operation in search of scientific discovery for mankind. As the first spacecraft to successfully land on the lunar south pole, the lander and rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission have endless potential to make new scientific discoveries. While exploring the moon, …
On August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 mission on the lunar south pole. This successful touchdown was celebrated across the world as it remains the first space probe to land on the south pole, thereby making India the fourth nation to reach the lunar surface. However, India achieved this great …
