Study conducted by ISRO team in collaboration with NASA-JPL, IITs of Kanpur & Dhanbad, University of Southern California, published in Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
The whole event will take about two and a half hours, but totality will only last about four minutes. Google has created a special animation to mark this astronomical spectacle.
The lander, the first one made in US since Project Apollo, was scheduled to land on moon 23 February. It is reportedly carrying DNA of John F. Kennedy, a piece of Mt Everest etc.
State space corporation, Roscosmos, said the control unit failed to turn off propulsion system, which blasted for one and a half times longer as the craft hurtled towards moon.
Chandrayaan-3 on a mission to explore & study Moon’s south pole, which is rich in water resources. First journey to lunar region that astronomers have wanted to explore for decades.
Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
Export arrangements entered with nations ranging from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, highlighting both geographic reach & growing contours of Pakistan’s defence export composition.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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