Articles about Chandrayaan
The Chandrayaan program, called the Indian Lunar Exploration Program, is an ongoing series of missions overseen by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The name of the program is derived from Sanskrit and translates to moon craft. The first phase of the mission was announced on India's Independence Day (August 15) in 2003 by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Launched on October 22 2008 aboard a PSLV rocket, the mission was a huge success for ISRO as the Moon Impact Probe discovered water on the moon. The second phase of the mission involved sending our Russian-built soft lander and rover to the moon. The second phase was announced on September 18, 2008, by the first Manmohan Singh cabinet. Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019, strapped to a GSLV Mk3 rocket. The spacecraft was successfully injected into orbit but the lander was lost while attempting to land in September. The arbiter remains operational and is expected to function for another eight years. The third phase of the mission has prioritized re-attempting a demonstration of the landing capabilities. As of August 2021, Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2022.
06 Sep 2021
TechnologyIndia's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has completed more than 9,000 orbits around the Moon, and imaging and scientific instruments onboard have been providing excellent data, officials said on Monday.
24 Aug 2021
BengaluruThe Indian Space Research Organization has come out with an "Announcement of Opportunity" (AO) seeking proposals toward scientific analysis and utilization of data from all experiments of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter.
01 Jan 2020
IndiaIndian Space Research Organization chief K Sivan on Wednesday announced that the space agency's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, has been approved by the Centre.
08 Dec 2019
IndiaMonths after the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Chandrayaan-2 moon mission, the space agency has sought Rs. 75 crore from the Centre for the next phase, Chandrayaan-3.
08 Sep 2019
WorldA day after India's ambitious mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 failed to complete landing on the lunar surface, the United States has congratulated and supported India on its efforts.
07 Sep 2019
IndiaIt was a historic day as thousands tuned in to watch the Chandrayaan-2 landing on the moon live at 2 am on Saturday.
07 Sep 2019
IndiaIndia's historic attempt to make a soft landing on the moon's unexplored south pole remained unsuccessful as ISRO lost contact with the Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander.
07 Sep 2019
IndiaIndia stayed up last night to witness history being scripted as Chandrayaan-2 mission neared climax.
06 Sep 2019
WorldAfter traveling for nearly two months in space, Chandrayaan-2, India's second-ever mission to the Moon, is ready to set foot on its destination, tonight.
