Chandrayaan
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Video: Step-by-step guide of Vikram's soft landing on Moon's south pole
Sep 06, 2019, 05:09 PM ISTChandrayaan 2 Moon Landing: In a few hours from now, India's Chandrayaan-2 will make its most significant move to journey to the moon. Chandrayaan 2's Vikram - the moon lander, will make a powered descent between 1:30 am and 2:30 am. IndiaTvNews.com brings to you a Step-by-Step Guide to Vikram's touchdown on moon's South Pole.
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'Chandrayaan an attempt to divert attention from economic disaster’: Mamata Banerjee
India | Sep 06, 2019, 03:44 PM IST"As if the Chandrayaan launch is the first in the country. As if before they came to power, no such missions were taken up. It is an attempt to divert attention from economic disaster," she said.
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Chandrayaan 2 Update: Vikram lander inches closer to moon; completes first de-orbiting manoeuvre
Sep 03, 2019, 11:37 AM ISTVikram is scheduled to roll out 'Pragyaan', a six-wheeled rover, after making a soft landing on the south polar region of the moon on September 7 between 1.30 a.m. to 2.30 a.m. 'Pragyaan' will carry out the research for which it was designed.
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Chandrayaan-2 completes final lunar orbit manoeuvre, gets ever closer to the moon
Sep 03, 2019, 11:41 AM ISTThe Indian space agency on Sunday successfully completed the fifth and final lunar bound orbit manoeuvre for the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.
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India to launch Cartosat-3 satellite in Oct/Nov: ISRO
Aug 26, 2019, 03:05 PM ISTHe said Cartosat-3 will be launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.
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Chandrayaan-2 to reach moon's orbit on August 20: ISRO
Sep 03, 2019, 03:49 PM ISTThe 3,850-kg Chandrayaan-2, a three-module spacecraft comprising orbiter, lander and rover, which was launched on July 22, would make a landing on the moon on September 7, the ISRO chief said.
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From stars to moon: Meet Chandrayaan-2 Mission Director Ritu Karidhal Srivastava
India | Jul 22, 2019, 05:12 PM ISTAs soon as Chandrayan 2 soared up into the skies, a rent of cheer tore through the roof of a house in Lucknow. The house in Rajajipuram, where Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, the mission director of Chandrayan-2, lived, is suddenly the centre of attraction and has acquired a celebrity status almost overnight.
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Chandrayaan-2: 7,500 people registered online to witness rocket launch
Jul 22, 2019, 09:20 AM ISTAs ISRO's another moon mission Chandrayaan-2 is all set to launch again, as many as 7,500 had registered online with the Indian Space Research Organisation to witness India's heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) roaring towards the skies.
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ISRO announces fresh date of Chandrayaan-2 launch
Jul 18, 2019, 12:12 PM ISTThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) has annouced the new launch date of its second Moon mission -- Chandrayaan-2. The rocket will be launched on July 22 at 2:43 pm.
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ISRO calls off Chandrayaan-2 launch indefinitely due to technical snag, revised date to be announced later
India | Jul 15, 2019, 07:26 AM ISTIn a tweet ISRO said: A technical snag was observed in launch vehicle system at T-56 minute. As a measure of abundant precaution, #Chandrayaan2 launch has been called off for today. Revised launch date will be announced later. The launch was scheduled for 2:51 am but at T-56 mins the countdown clock was stopped due to technical reasons.
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India's heavy rocket 'Bahubali' gears up to launch Chandrayaan-2 towards the moon
Jul 11, 2019, 04:56 PM ISTBahubali and Chandrayaan-2 will take their historic flight towards the moon on July 15. Heavy preparations are underway at rapid pace at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
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First pictures of ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 released
News | Sep 02, 2019, 03:16 PM ISTPictures of the modules of India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 that is scheduled to be launched between July 9 and 16.
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Chandrayaan-2 launch in April, to aim for moon's south pole: Govt
India | Feb 16, 2018, 07:46 PM ISTThe rover of India's second lunar mission, costing nearly Rs 800 crore, will be made to land near the yet-unexplored south pole, ISRO's newly-appointed chairman K Sivan said.
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India's Chandrayaan helps NASA detect water on Moon
World | Aug 28, 2013, 11:56 PM ISTWashington: Using data collected by India's Chandrayaan mission, NASA has detected magmatic water locked under the surface of the Moon.The findings represent the first remote detection of this form of water that originates from deep
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US Scientist Who Worked In Chandrayaan Arrested For 'Espionage'
World | Oct 21, 2009, 08:02 AM ISTAn American scientist who played a key role in India's Chandrayaan mission in finding evidence of water on the Moon has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of spying for Israel,