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Chandrayaan-2 leaves earth’s orbit, moving towards moon

India’s second moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ left the earth’s orbit early on Wednesday

Updated on Aug 14, 2019, 10:54 AM IST

Chandrayaan-2’s journey to moon, after leaving earth’s orbit, to start Wednesday

India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV MkIII-M1, successfully launched the 3,840-kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the earth’s orbit on July 22.

Updated on Aug 13, 2019, 4:52 PM IST

Isro: Chandrayaan-2 will move towards moon early tomorrow

This July 22, 2019, photo released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) shows its Geosynchronous Satellite launch Vehicle (GSLV) MkIII carrying Chandrayaan-2 lift off from Satish Dhawan Space center in Sriharikota.

Updated on Sep 6, 2019, 5:25 PM IST

Isro successfully raises Chandrayaan orbit for fifth time

India’s second mission to moon will take 48 days from the launch to land on the South Pole of the moon.

Updated on Aug 7, 2019, 7:21 AM IST

Humour: Moonstruck!

The phases of the moon supply fitting metaphors for human struggles and successes

Updated on Aug 3, 2019, 11:55 PM IST

How photography went beyond the call of duty on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin made this footprint on a pristine surface so that he could then photograph it for study by soil mechanics experts.

Updated on Jul 27, 2019, 7:19 PM IST

Annoyed with open letter to PM, BJP leader asks film-maker to go to the moon

Adoor Gopalakrishnan is one of the 49 celebrities who rushed a joint appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressing concern over growing incidents of mob lynching.

Updated on Jul 25, 2019, 10:11 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2: Rajasthan Police refers to Isro’s moon mission to stir people off drugs

The tweet has pictures of India’s mission to moon - Chandrayaan2.

Updated on Jul 23, 2019, 7:11 PM IST

Isro launches Chandrayaan-2: India shoots for the Moon

At 2.43pm, the 14-storey-tall GSLV Mark III rocket blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota with the 3,850kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, exactly a week after the launch was called off due to a technical snag. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 23, 2019, 12:23 AM IST

Chandrayaan-2: Late by a week, will still land on moon on planned date

The 3,850kg Chandrayaan-2 consists of an orbiter that will circle the moon for about a year, taking images and testing the atmosphere; a lander named Vikram, after Vikram Sarabhai, known as the father of India’s space exploration; and a rover named Pragyaan, which means wisdom in Sanskrit. (ANI photo)

Updated on Jul 22, 2019, 4:48 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2 launch today: How mission will stick to timeline despite delay

To gain the lost time due to the delayed launch and the additional days around Earth and in the journey in between, the time spent in the lunar orbit will be reduced from 28 days to 13 days, the official said.

Updated on Jul 22, 2019, 1:48 PM IST

Houston celebrates exact moment Neil Armstrong set foot on Moon 50 years ago

July 20, 1969 Photo when astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). - On July 21, 1969, US astronaut Neil Armstrong is the first man to step onto the Moon, his teammate Edwin Aldrin joining him around 20 minutes later.

Updated on Jul 21, 2019, 12:27 PM IST

Man’s first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP

AFP despatched several journalists to cover the exploit, which was broadcast live from the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility to NASA’s Johnson Space Center and on to televisions around the world.

Updated on Jul 19, 2019, 5:22 PM IST

‘Era after Apollo shaped understanding of cosmos’

The deployment of scientific experiments by Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Jr. is photographed by Astronaut Neil Armstrong. Man’s first landing on the Moon occurred July 20, 1969 as Lunar Module “Eagle” touched down gently on the Sea of Tranquility on the east side of the Moon.

Updated on Jul 19, 2019, 7:02 AM IST

Google celebrates ‘giant leap for mankind’ with Doodle video

Google on Friday marked the 50th anniversary of man setting foot on moon with a doodle.

Updated on Jul 19, 2019, 10:31 AM IST

Chandrayaan 2 launch rescheduled to July 22

The July 22 launch will be just two days after the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon and Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to walk its surface on July 20, 1969.

Updated on Jul 18, 2019, 11:31 PM IST

Artemis: mission to the moon and beyond

Artemis: mission to the moon and beyond

Updated on Jul 16, 2019, 11:25 AM IST

Robots to install telescopes to peer into cosmos from the moon

NASA-funded lab in Colorado aims to send robots there to deploy telescopes that will look far into our galaxy.

Updated on Jul 16, 2019, 8:38 AM IST

India holds bright spot as ISRO eyes dark side of the Moon

Sriharikota: In this picture released by ISRO Thursday, July 11, 2019, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk 3) or 'Bahubali' is seen at the second launch pad ahead of the launch of Chandrayaan-2, in Sriharikota.

Updated on Jul 14, 2019, 1:34 PM IST

To the moon and back: 50 years on, a giant leap into the unknown

History records that the number of people who worked on the Apollo program was 400,000. But two figures tower above the rest for their contributions.

Updated on Jul 14, 2019, 9:36 AM IST

Virtually there: Here’s how video games can send you to the moon

In the sixth instalment of the car-racing game Gran Turismo 6, players get to leave Earth and speed about on the moon, in a lunar rover.

Updated on Jul 13, 2019, 9:21 PM IST

MJ’s slide into history

Michael Jackson first performed the famous dance move in 1983

Published on Jul 13, 2019, 10:52 AM IST

Staking a claim to the moon

The law states that no government can own extra-terrestrial property or use celestial bodies for anything other than peaceful purposes, and that space materials are man’s shared heritage.

Updated on Jul 12, 2019, 8:45 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor’s Word of the Week: Lunacy

Shashi Tharoor’s Word of the Week: Lunacy

Published on Jul 12, 2019, 7:47 PM IST

Mission moon: The journey of a lifetime

It’s been 50 years since the first men landed on the moon. But is it a trip that the common man will be able to make ever?

Updated on Jul 13, 2019, 6:58 PM IST

Lunar legends: A trail of myths and stories from around the world

Lunar legends: A trail of myths and stories from around the world

Published on Jul 12, 2019, 6:15 PM IST

Ethereal, other-worldly: A look at lunar fashion through the years

In 2010, Giorgio Armani’s spring couture collection was luminescent and all about the moon. The models showcased shimmering gowns, orb-like outfits, and black jackets with crescent lapels, all in materials with a sheen as if moonbeams were reflecting off them.

Updated on Jul 13, 2019, 10:48 AM IST

What did trips to the moon look like before we actually got there?

What did trips to the moon look like before we actually got there?

Published on Jul 12, 2019, 5:50 PM IST

The woman who put man on the moon

Margaret Hamilton standing next to the listings of the software she and her MIT team produced for the Apollo project in 1969.

Published on Jul 12, 2019, 5:32 PM IST

Chandrayaan 2 moon mission all set for launch: 5 things to know

In this picture released by ISRO, officials carry out the hoisting of the Vikram Lander during the integration of Chandrayaan-2, at the launch center in Sriharikota. The space mission, which aims to place a robotic rover on the moon, is set to be launched on July 15, 2019. (ISRO/PTI Photo)

Updated on May 31, 2020, 8:38 AM IST

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