Chandrayaan-3
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Chandrayaan-3’s uncertain future: Lunar night comms loss
NEW YORK, BRONX (ORDO News) — After successfully landing on the lunar south pole, India‘s Chandrayaan-3 mission faced communication loss, likely due to the extreme temperatures of the lunar night. While comparisons with China‘s Chang’e 4 mission offer a glimmer of hope for a resumption of work, the chances of a revival are diminishing by the hour. Moonlit Night and Quiet Dawn The lunar night, which lasted about two weeks,…
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Chandrayaan-3 did not land on the South Pole of the Moon, say Chinese experts
NEW YORK, BRONX (ORDO News) — The competition in the space race reached a new level when China and India faced off on the Moon. Leading Chinese scientist Ouyang Ziyuan has expressed serious doubts about India’s claims to land on the moon near its south pole. India, soon after successfully landing its rover Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, claimed to have set a record by becoming the first country to reach…
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Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 may not have survived the long lunar night
(ORDO NEWS) — After successfully landing on the Moon in August, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) found itself in a difficult situation – their Chandrayaan-3 lander and Pragyan rover went into hibernation mode before the long lunar night, and have not succeeded since. establish contact with them. In August, Chandrayaan 3 made India the fourth country to land on the lunar surface and the first to reach the lunar…