NEW DELHI: Despite technological advancements since the Apollo missions, which landed a dozen astronauts on the moon between 1969 and 1972, the current efforts under Nasa‘s Artemis program to return humans to the lunar surface are facing significant challenges. This situation raises the question: Why is getting back to the moon so difficult today?Financial and … Read more
People watch a live stream of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s landing on the moon, inside an auditorium of Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad, India, August 23, 2023. (Reuters) India’s space ambitions revealed in BJP’s election manifesto, targeting moon landing by 2035 and an Indian Space Station in LEO by 2040 The Indian Space Station is currently in … Read more
WASHINGTON: A lucky Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of Nasa‘s upcoming Artemis missions, US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday.The offer to Japan, an opportunity many nations have long dreamed of, came as part of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida‘s state visit, and as Washington seeks to … Read more
NEW DELHI: The country’s elite space agency Isro has been honoured with the prestigious US’s Aviation Week Laureates Award for its remarkable achievements in the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which made India the first country in the world to land on the Moon’s virgin south pole on Aug 23 last year. In another accolade for the space … Read more
NEW DELHI: The first US spacecraft to land on the Moon since 1972, Odysseus, entered a dormant state as the lunar night began. While the mission marked the first private company‘s moon landing, Intuitive Machines SEO shared with reporters the intention to “wake it up” in around three weeks when sunlight returns.Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus outlasted … Read more
Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years — and the first in the private sector — was reported to be “alive and well” Friday, in a statement on the social media platform X. The spacecraft was launched by Intuitive Machines, a Houston-based aerospace company whose moon landing … Read more
tokyo — Japan’s spacecraft arrived on the surface of the moon early Saturday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if the landing was a success, because the Japanese space agency said it was still “checking its status.” More details about the spacecraft, which is carrying no astronauts, would be given at a news conference, officials said. … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a historic event, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket, carrying NASA‘s Peregrine 1 lunar lander, successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This momentous launch, which occurred at 2:18 a.m. EST, marks a significant milestone in US space exploration, potentially leading to the first American moon landing in fifty years.The … Read more
