Will electoral compulsions force govt to use muscular tech?

Display of technological power is being identified as a valid political tool to galvanise public sentiment

Chandrayaan-2 in orbit, now focus on Sept 7 moon landing

The satellite will, in the next 23 days, burn its internal thrusters six times raising its height

Chandrayaan 2 in Moon’s orbit, now gets ready for ‘15 minutes of terror’

On September 7, the lander will use its four thrusters and central engine to attempt to soft land on the lunar surface

Chandrayaan-3 successfully launched, soft landing on Moon expected by late August

ISRO also aims to demonstrate the ability of the rover to move on the Moon and conduct a few experiments, including studying the seismicity & …

Simply put: Space race and hunger

Simply put: ISRO and Chandrayaan 2

Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing: Isro loses contact with lander Vikram

Lander performed as planned up to 2.1 km above the lunar surface during its descent

Chandrayaan 2 launch called off due to technical snag

Isro to tell revised launch date later

6 days to landing: Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander decouples successfully from main module

The spacecraft was launched on July 14 and is expected to touch down on August 23