NASA selects 3 firms to develop vehicle to explore Moon’s surface

San Francisco: The US space agency NASA has selected three companies — Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab — to develop a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the Moon’s surface. San Francisco, April 4 (IANS) The US space agency NASA has selected four companies — Intuitive Machines, … Read more

International Astronomical Union approves Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’

Bengaluru: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’. The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement following the success of the mission on August 26, 2023. “IAU working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name station ‘Shiv Shakti’ for the landing site … Read more