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TopicMoon landing

Topic: Moon landing

‘Moon germs’ quarantine, bags of poop left behind & other fun facts about 1st moon landing

It's been 55 yrs since humankind made it to Moon on 21 July, 1969. While the event is well-documented, few know Moon has a burnt cookie smell or that mission was close to being aborted.

Texas-based firm achieves first moon landing in more than half a century with private spacecraft

The six-legged robot lander, dubbed Odysseus, touched down at about 6:23 pm EST (2323 GMT), the company and NASA commentators said.

First private moon lander launched, half a century after Apollo

Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines's Nova-C lander, dubbed Odysseus, lifted off shortly after 1 a.m. EST.

China invites international collaborators for major lunar mission

China welcomes countries on its uncrewed Chang'e-8 mission to jointly explore the surface of the moon, according to CNSA's website.

Software mimicking human perception — how Noida firm gave Chandrayaan-3 rover its ‘eyes’

Noida-based Omnipresent Robot Tech's CEO Aakash Sinha says the cameras help create a 3D map of the region Pragyan is exploring, to help the rover 'plan a safe path'.

Chandrayaan-3 shows more than just ISRO’s excellence. It’s the STEM catalyst India needed

Having millions of young Indians enthusiastically engaging with science and technology is a huge return on investment on a mission like Chandrayaan-3. It will create several ripple effects.

From Luna 9 to Chandrayaan-3 — tracing humankind’s tryst with lunar missions

Apollo 11 marked 1st crewed moon landing, while Luna 16 brought back lunar soil to Earth before Chandrayaan-3 became first to safely land near lunar South Pole.

‘Unforgettable, phenomenal:’ PM Modi on historic moon landing, talks of ISRO’s next targets

Chandrayaan-3’s lander module Vikram made the historic touchdown on the lunar surface at 6.04 pm, making India the first country to claim a southern pole landing.

A historic touchdown: Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to remain functional for two weeks, running a series of experiments including a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.

Chandrayaan-3 LIVE: ‘Glad to be your partner’ — NASA tells ISRO after successful Moon mission

PM Modi spoke to ISRO Chief S Somanath and extended his congratulations following the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3.

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Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.