India’s first solar observatory mission to be launched today Context On Saturday at 11.50 a.m., the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota carrying India’s first solar observatory mission, known as Aditya-L1. What is Aditya-L1? The […]
After Chandrayaan-3, what are ISRO’s plans? Context On August 23, at 6:03 IST, the Chandrayaan-3 lander made contact with the lunar surface in the south polar area. The spacecraft navigated itself from an altitude of around 30 km and a speed of 1.7 km/s down […]
Chandrayaan-3 reveals the dark side of the moon What is the Dark Side of the Moon? The phrase “dark side of the moon” refers to the side of the moon that is not visible from Earth. The moon’s surface does not always appear to be […]
The vagaries and dangers of space that Chandrayaan-3 is built to brave Context Despite the challenging nature of Chandrayaan 3’s mission, several efforts have been made to improve the likelihood of its success, including the design and testing of its instruments. Even a brief trip […]