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Chandrayaan-2: ISRO anxious but optimistic ahead of crucial soft-landing

Chandrayaan2: Scientists to take up crucial soft landing process on Sept7

7:39 pm August 22, 2019

Chennai: The crucial process of taking up soft landing of the lander ‘Vikram’ onboard the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft that is currently in the lunar orbit will be taken up in the early hours of September 7, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said on Thursday. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bengaluru would be engaged in […]

Chandrayaan 2 successfully enters orbit around Moon

11:54 am August 20, 2019

Bengaluru: In a major milestone for India’s Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday. Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using the onboard propulsion system, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said in a statement. “The duration of maneuver was 1,738 seconds. With this, […]

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Chandrayaan-2 leaves earth’s orbit, moving towards moon

10:56 am August 14, 2019

Bengaluru: India’s second moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ left the earth’s orbit early on Wednesday, 23 days after being launched, and is moving towards the moon following the successful completion of a crucial manoeuvre by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said it has carried out a manoeuvre called ‘Trans Lunar Insertion’ (TLI) […]

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