{"id":2010629,"date":"2023-08-24T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-puts-spacecraft-on-moon-days-after-russian-mission-crashes\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:14:43","slug":"india-puts-spacecraft-on-moon-days-after-russian-mission-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-puts-spacecraft-on-moon-days-after-russian-mission-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"India successfully lands spacecraft on the moon shortly after Russian mission fails."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findia-puts-spacecraft-on-moon-days-after-russian-mission-crashes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>India&#8217;s\u200b Chandrayaan-3 Moon\u200b Rover Begins Exploration<\/h2>\n<p>The moon rover of India&#8217;s \u200b <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Chandrayaan<\/span>-3 exited the spacecraft on Thursday to\u200b begin exploring the surface of the lunar south pole and conducting experiments,\u200c and was braced\u2064 for new challenges, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-warns-china-trying-to-take-over-moon\/\" title=\"NASA Warns China Trying To Take Over Moon\">space agency chief<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft landed on\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-celebrates-victory-cry-as-chandrayaan-3-spacecraft-lands-on-the-moon\/\" title=\"India rejoices as Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully lands on the moon.\">unexplored south pole<\/a> of the \u200dmoon on Wednesday, making India the first \u2064country to achieve this feat just days after Russia&#8217;s Luna-25 failed in a similar\u200b mission.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s first attempt at a moon\u200c landing \u200cin 47\u200b years <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/russia-space-crash-moon\/\">ended<\/a> when its spacecraft crashed\u2064 into the moon after \u200ca\u200d problem \u200cpreparing for pre-landing orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The soft, textbook touchdown by\u2062 the \u200blander\u2064 after \u200ca\u2064 failed attempt in 2019 sparked widespread \u2062jubilation and celebration in the world&#8217;s most\u200b populous country. The media hailed the \u2064historic landing\u200d as \u200cIndia&#8217;s biggest scientific\u2064 feat.<\/p>\n<p>Indian Space \u200cResearch Organisation (ISRO) chief S. Somanath \u2064said the lander and the rover were in good condition, and &#8220;both are working\u200d very well&#8221; but the experiments\u2063 were \u200cyet\u2063 to start.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All\u200d activities are on schedule. All systems are normal,&#8221; ISRO posted on X, formerly Twitter. &#8220;Rover mobility \u200doperations have commenced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The rover, named &#8220;Pragyan,&#8221; has two instruments to \u2064conduct element and chemical\u200c composition experiments, and a robotic path planning\u2062 exercise for future exploration.<\/p>\n<p><span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Chandrayaan<\/span> \u200d means \u200d&#8221;moon vehicle&#8221; in Hindi and Sanskrit. The rover is expected \u200bto \u2064remain functional for two weeks, or\u2063 one lunar day, the\u2064 period \u200dof time its solar-powered equipment\u200d is built to\u200d last.<\/p>\n<h3>Possible Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>Somanath said there were &#8220;many issues&#8221; on the moon&#8217;s surface that ISRO will experience for\u2064 the first time, especially lunar dust\u200c and temperatures \u2064that could impact moving parts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The mechanisms, the moving items \u2062&#8230; can get entangled with the dust there. It can\u200d get into the moving\u200b parts and \u200cjam \u200bthem, the bearings of the system may not work,\u2063 the motors may not work,&#8221; \u2062he told \u200cthe CNN News\u2063 18 TV channel.<\/p>\n<p>Lunar dust is different from that on the surface of earth and in the absence of air on \u200cthe moon, it could stick to materials of the rover, impacting its operation, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All this \u2064creates problems in those mechanisms\u2062 &#8230; so let us \u200bsee how it goes,&#8221; the \u2064scientist said. &#8220;We will\u2064 face it. &#8230; That\u2019s why we are exploring. If everything is known, what is the fun in doing it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Accomplished \u200bwith a budget of about\u2063 6.15 billion rupees ($75 \u2063million), \u2062this was India&#8217;s second attempt\u2063 to touch down on the moon. A previous mission in 2019, <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Chandrayaan<\/span>-2, successfully deployed an orbiter but\u200d its lander crashed.<\/p>\n<p>The moon&#8217;s \u2064rugged south pole is coveted because of its \u200dwater\u200b ice, or frozen \u2063water, which could prove\u2062 to be a source of fuel,\u200b oxygen, and drinking water for future missions, but its \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-puts-spacecraft-on-moon-days-after-russian-mission-crashes\/\" title=\"India successfully lands spacecraft on the moon shortly after Russian mission fails.\">rough terrain makes landing \u2064challenging<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Celebrations<\/h3>\n<p>People across the country \u2064tuned in to watch \u200dthe landing on Wednesday, with nearly 7 \u200bmillion people viewing the YouTube live stream alone.<\/p>\n<p>Prayers were held at\u200b places of worship, and schools organised live screenings for students.<\/p>\n<p>Besides boosting India&#8217;s standing as a space power and its reputation for \u2064cost-competitive \u200cspace engineering, the landing is also seen as a major moment of national \u2064pride.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he has been congratulated by\u2062 everyone\u2063 since Wednesday and that the world saw \u200cthe successful landing not as one country&#8217;s \u200bachievement but that of all \u200cof\u2063 humanity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a matter of pride\u2063 and a pat on \u200cthe back \u200dfor Indian scientists,&#8221; Modi said at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg \u2062on \u2064Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Indian newspapers had banner\u2062 headlines reading: &#8220;The moon is Indian,&#8221; &#8220;India goes where no \u2062nation&#8217;s gone before,&#8221; and &#8220;India\u2063 lights up the dark side\u2062 of the moon,&#8221; among others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lunar landing is the most significant Indian scientific achievement,&#8221; the <em>Times of India<\/em> said in an editorial.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by\u200c YP Rajesh and Sakshi Dayal; Editing\u2062 by\u200d Gerry Doyle, Toby Chopra \u200cand Bernadette Baum)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s Chandrayaan-3 moon rover embarked on its mission to explore the lunar south pole and conduct experiments. The space agency chief expressed readiness for upcoming obstacles. 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