Tag: moon mission
India's Second Moon Mission Chandrayaan-2 Called Off Due To Technical Snag In The Rocket
India's ambitious moon landing mission Chandrayaan-2 launch was called off due to technical snag in the 'Bahubali' rocket on Monday about one hour before it was to blast-off.....
India's Chandrayaan-2 Enters Lunar Orbit
The Indian space agency on Tuesday completed successfully the crucial orbit manoeuvre and put the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the lunar orbit.....
Seven Teams Qualify For Indian Private Moon Mission
Seven teams, including three from India, have qualified for the country's first private moon mission in December, space technology start-up TeamIndus said on Wednesday.....
India's Tryst With Destiny: 'Bahubali' Puts Chandrayaan-2 Into Orbit
India's second lunar mission was on track as its 'Babubali' GSLV rocket successfully put the moon spacecraft -- Chandrayaan-2 -- into the orbit in a copy book style on Monday afternoon.....
NASA Finds Vikram Moon Lander's Debris
NASA has found the crash site and debris of India's Chandrayaan-2 Vikram moon lander following a tip from an Indian space enthusiast who examined pictures of the area of the moon taken by a US orbiting camera.....
Chandrayaan's 3rd Lunar-bound Orbit Exercise Performed
The telemetry, tracking and command network of the Indian space agency (ISTRAC) performed the third lunar-bound orbit manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, the agency said on Wednesday. ....
Chandrayaan-3 Lander, Rover Set To 'wake Up' From 'sleep' On Moon
India is set to become the first nation in the world to witness the "waking up" of Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander and rover after the end of a two-week long "sleep" due to sunset on the moon, as the sun is set to rise during the early hours of September 22, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.....
SpaceX To Fly 2 Private Tourists Around Moon In 2018
US aerospace major SpaceX has announced plans to fly two private citizens on a week-long trip around the moon next year.....
Japanese Billionaire Invites 8 People For Free Voyage Around Moon
Want to go to moon for free? Then there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live this dream as Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight people to join him for a free Moon voyage in 2023. Maezawa is planning to go to moon on SpaceX Starship rocket and you can also sign up to become his co-passenger. Maezawa is the developer of Japan’s largest online fashion retailer Zozotown. ....
NASA's Artemis Moon Rocket Passes Key Test
NASA has completed a crucial hot fire test of the core stage of Space Launch System (SLS) rocket which is designed to power future Moon missions under the agency's Artemis programme. ....
