Chandrayaan-2

The moon lander Vikram, which separated from India’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 on Monday, inched closer to the lunar surface on Tuesday after a manoeuvre to lower its orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Another…

Srijal Chandrakar, a Class 9 student from Mahasamund in Chhattisgarh, has been selected to watch the moon landing of Chandrayaan-2 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 7. Srijal is among 60 students selected from across the…

Bengaluru: In a major milestone for India’s Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday. The Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) manoeuvre was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using…

New Delhi: India’s ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 left the earth’s orbit early on Wednesday and is headed towards the moon after a crucial manoeuvre by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). “The final orbit raising…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released the first set of pictures captured by Chandrayaan-2. The breathtaking pictures of the blue planet covered in a thick layer of cloud were clicked by LI4 camera of Chandrayaan-2's…

After the successful launch of Chandrayaan 2, the world's biggest space agency NASA, congratulated ISRO in a tweet. However, the message hasn't been well received by tweeterati, some of whom have blamed NASA for "boasting about its own…

India's moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifted off from Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) at 2.43 pm on Monday. ISRO's scientists had only a one-minute window for the second launch attempt. Last week, the mission was called off 56 minutes before its…

Date: July 22 (Monday). Time: 2.43 PM. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced the new launch date and time for Chandrayaan-2, India’s most ambitious space project till date. “Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was…

The countdown has begun. In less than 24 hours, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch India’s ambitious Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. To be precise, July 15 (Monday) 2.51 am. According to…

Bengaluru: India is set to launch its second unmanned mission to the moon on July 15, following the resounding success of the Chandrayaan-1 voyage. Here are the six takeaways from the Chandrayaan-2 mission. 1. Chandrayaan-2 will blast off…