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TopicChandrayaan-3

Topic: Chandrayaan-3

As China & US flex their satellite power, India plays catch-up in a cosmic game of thrones

India lags behind the US & China in satellite launches, but ISRO eyes a leap with Gaganyaan, electric propulsion systems & private sector growth.

Sriharikota, we have a situation. Limited budget, manpower are stifling India’s space ambitions

Delayed funding cycles, ageing launch tech, unattractive salaries & an exodus of bright minds threaten to derail India’s space dreams before liftoff truly begins.

Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover landed in previously unknown crater, one of the oldest on the Moon

Visuals from the camera onboard the Pragyan rover reveal a crater older than the South Pole Aitken, known to be among the oldest craters on the Moon.

1 yr of Chandrayaan-3: How the mission shaped India’s lunar exploration & what we know about the Moon

ISRO has continued its strides towards future lunar missions and expanded its space exploration programme as the Modi government and private players pump in investments.

Chandrayaan-3 find not surprising but a win nonetheless & India’s middle class driving up global tourism

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Chandrayaan-3 finds evidence of long-lost ocean of magma beneath lunar surface

X-ray data from Pragyan rover is first-ever sample analysis from Moon’s south pole; indicates more evidence for Lunar Magma Ocean origin theory.

ISRO commercial arm invites private players to build LVM3 rocket that delivered Chandrayaan mission

India’s new space policy says participation of private players in end-to-end services is set to rise, a role that ISRO solely fulfilled until a couple of years ago.

Alternative landing site for Chandrayaan-3 on Moon has potential for future lunar experiments

Researchers at Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory have published detailed analysis of geomorphology, composition, and temperatures of alternative site in Current Science.

ISRO awarded Leif Erikson Lunar Prize for its Chandrayaan-3, India’s 3rd mission to the Moon

The award, given by the Exploration Museum in Husavik, Iceland, celebrates the first soft-landing of a spacecraft near the Lunar South Pole.

Oscar win, World Cup, Uttarkashi rescue — 10 events that brought Indians together in 2023

2023 was a momentous year for India. The country took great strides in science, cinema, sports and diplomacy.

On Camera

Indian govt says will borrow Rs 8.2 trillion in first-half of next fiscal year

The administration trimmed its gross borrowing program to 16.09 trillion rupees from 17.2 trillion rupees announced in the budget on Feb. 1.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.