First Indian astronaut on moon by 2040: ISRO Chairman
ISRO is going full throttle with its plans to send Indian astronauts for the first time on the moon by 2040, says its chairman S. Somanath.
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ISRO is going full throttle with its plans to send Indian astronauts for the first time on the moon by 2040, says its chairman S. Somanath.
India plans to send three crew members to space by late next year on a Low Earth Orbit of 400 km for a three-day mission and bring them back safely back to Earth.
The first test flight of Gaganyaan mission will take place on Saturday, October 21. Gaganyaan will take its first flight from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota between 7 am to 9 am.
Prime Minister Modi also called upon Indian scientists to work towards interplanetary missions that would include a Venus Orbiter Mission and a Mars Lander.
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet praised India's Gaganyaan project and said that India is strongly engaging in human spaceflight with their own capsule and rocket.
ISRO chief Dr. S Somanath disclosed the reason why there is less number of students in ISRO from IITs. While talking to a media channel, he said, "Due to no attractive packages, IITs are not joining ISRO."
The former ISRO chairman also made a positive remark that Chandrayaan-3 will help subsequent missions to moon and specially in that region.
ISRO has achieved another significant milestone in its space exploration journey.
Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist N Valarmathi, known for her iconic voice during rocket countdown launches, passed away due to a heart attack.
The first orbit rasing maneuvre of Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the first Indian Mission to study the Sun, was performed successfully on Sunday.
The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) solar mission - Aditya -L1 was launched yesterday successfully on Saturday.
The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to launch the solar mission- Aditya-L1 today to study solar storms.
The Chandrayaan-3 Rover, while travelling on the lunar surface, hit an obstacle when it came across a 4-meter-diameter crater.
Chandrayaan-3's extraordinary accomplishment was praised by PM Modi as evidence of India's technological strength in the boundless reaches of space.
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