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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.

On Camera

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

The funniest part about pig politicisation is that it is based on ignorance. Hindus and Christians can eat all the pork they want and keep pigs as pets—that does not bother Muslims.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.