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  Chandrayaan-2 completes 1 year around Moon, ISRO says adequate fuel for 7 more years

  Science | August 20, 2020 22:01 IST

  India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 completed one year in orbit around the moon on Thursday and all instruments are currently performing well and there is adequate onboard fuel to keep it operational for about seven more years.

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  Is Chandrayaan-2 rover intact? Hopes revive as Chennai techie gives tip off to ISRO

  Science | August 01, 2020 23:20 IST

  What if we tell you that the Chandrayaan-2 mission is still much alive? Well, hopes have revived again after a Chennai-based techie, in a tip-off to ISRO, said that Chandrayaan-2's rover Pragyan seems to be "intact" on the moon's surface and had rolled out a few meters from Vikram lander.

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  1st anniversary of Chandrayaan-2 launch, all 8 payloads performing well: ISRO

  Science | July 22, 2020 15:58 IST

  As India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 marked one year of completion of launch by GSLV MkIII M1 on Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organisation said all its eight payloads are performing well.

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  Chandrayaan-2 data to be released globally from October: ISRO

  Science | July 21, 2020 21:03 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also said Tuesday marked an year of the launch of India's second moon mission by a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)-MkIII-M1.

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  ISRO gets patent for manufacturing 'moon soil'

  Science | May 21, 2020 11:42 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has got the patent for its method of manufacturing highland lunar soil simulant or simply lunar/moon soil.

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  PM Modi's big REVEAL on why he attended Chandrayaan 2's Vikram Lander landing

  India | January 20, 2020 15:47 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a big revelation on why he attended ISRO's historic Chandrayaan 2's moon landing quest despite knowing that it might not be a safe and expected touch down for Vikram Lander. PM Modi revealed that there were words of caution against attending the event as success was not guaranteed considering the risks involved. 

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  NCPA to pay musical tribute to 'Chandrayaan'

  January 07, 2020 13:22 IST

  The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will pay tribute to India's lunar mission 'Chandrayaan.'

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  After Chandrayaan-2 setback in 2019, ISRO plans another lunar mission

  India | January 02, 2020 15:55 IST

  With 13 accomplished missions, including the launching of 50 foreign satellites, to an unsuccessful Chandrayaan-2 in 2019, ISRO has resolved to alight its lander on the lunar surface with Chandrayaan-3 in addition to a maiden solar expedition in 2020.

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  ISRO belatedly admits Vikram 'crash landed' on moon

  India | January 01, 2020 21:28 IST

  India's maiden attempt to soft-land on the moon during the Chandrayaan-2 mission failed in September last year, as its spacecraft Vikram 'crash-landed' near the moon's south pole due to a velocity glitch, a top space official said on Wednesday.

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  Top 5 space moments of year 2019

  Science | December 30, 2019 0:08 IST

  From India's Chandrayaan 2 mission to the first all-women spacewalk and commercial crew milestones by US-based companies, 2019 offered several exciting moments for space enthusiasts.

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  Our own orbiter located Vikram Lander: ISRO chief rejects NASA claim on Chandrayaan 2

  India | December 04, 2019 9:04 IST

  Vikram had lost contact with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) following its launch from Chandraayan-2 moon orbiter on September 6 when it tried to make a soft landing near the moon's south pole.

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  From watching Doordarshan to finding Vikram Lander: Shanmuga story you must read

  India | December 03, 2019 14:01 IST

  'No body knows me' is how Shanmuga Subramanian describes himself on his Facebook Page. Come Tuesday morning and world knows that the Chennai man - a Technical Architect at Lennox India Technology Centre has helped NASA and ISRO locate India's - Vikram the Lander. This is Shanmuga's story.

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  How Chennai's Shanmuga Subramanian helped NASA locate Vikram Lander

  India | December 03, 2019 14:19 IST

  On October 3, Subramanian, a Chennai-based mechanical engineer, had tagged the twitter handles of NASA, LRO and ISRO in a tweet, asking, "Is this Vikram lander? (1 km from the landing spot) Lander might have been buried in Lunar sand?".

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  NASA spots Vikram Lander's crash site on moon, takes photos of debris

  Science | December 03, 2019 10:50 IST

  The first mosaic image of the likely crash site made from pictures taken by the LROC on September 17 was downloaded by several people to look for signs of the Vikram, NASA said.

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  Chandrayaan-2 costed Rs 970 crore and achieved most objectives: Centre

  India | November 21, 2019 7:15 IST

  Explaining Chandrayaan-2's journey after its launch, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh said after accomplishing four earth-bound maneuvers and Trans Lunar Injection, the spacecraft was successfully inserted into Moon's orbit on August 20.

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  Chandrayaan 2: Vikram hard-landed within 500 metres of landing site, says govt

  India | November 20, 2019 22:09 IST

  ​Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander hard-landed as reduction in velocity during its descent was more than the designed parameters, the government said on Wednesday throwing more light on ISRO's dashed hopes of making a soft landing on the lunar surface in its maiden attempt.  

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  Chandrayaan-2's Terrain Camera captures 3D view of crater on Moon

  Science | November 13, 2019 23:53 IST

  ​Chandrayaan-2's Terrain Mapping Camera has captured a three-dimensional (3D) view of a crater on the Moon. The imaged 3D view was posted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday.

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  ISRO chief hints at Vikram lander's second landing

  Science | November 02, 2019 13:15 IST

  Replying to media's query if that if the ISRO would attempt another landing on Moon's south pole, Sivan replied, "Definitely".

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  Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter payload detects Argon-40 in lunar exosphere

  Science | November 02, 2019 12:59 IST

  As part of its early operation, it has detected 40Ar in the lunar exosphere from an altitude of about100 km, capturing the day-night variations of concentration.

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  NASA finds no trace of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander

  Science | October 23, 2019 10:02 IST

  On September 7, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) attempted a soft landing of Vikram on the uncharted lunar south pole, before losing communication with the lander.