Narendra Modi announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are collaborating on the lunar mission Chandrayaan-5.
A full duration hot test of SMPS for 350 seconds was conducted to validate the integrated performance of the SMPS for flight off-nominal mission profile of the Service Module based mission abort on Friday.
ISRO says it is attempting to establish communication with Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander and Pragyan rover but no signal received so far.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft images the Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon’s surface.
ISRO on Tuesday released 3D image of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander from the south pole of the Moon.
Giving an update on Vikram lander, following the update on Pragyan rover being safely parked to sleep through the two-week freezing lunar night, ISRO said: “Vikram Lander is set into sleep mode around 08:00 Hrs. IST today.”
ISRO scientist N Valarmathi dies.
Pragyan rover is reportedly now parked in a safe position, giving it the best chance of staying undamaged during the lunar night hibernation.
Chandrayaan’s Vikram Lander detects plasma in south pole of Moon.
Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan Rover has clicked an image of Vikram Lander on the Moon with the Navigation Camera onboard the rover, said ISRO.
