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NASA LRO past over the Vikram landing site on 17 september 2019
it made several high resolution picture from orbit, those are now being processed at NASA for publication

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NASA orbiter captures images of Chandrayaan 2 Lander Vikram’s attempted landing site

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images, captured during its flyby of Vikram’s attempted landing site near the moon’s uncharted south pole, are still being processed, a NASA official said.
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NRO is the Moon paparazzi, really. Whatever happens there, it takes photos sooner or later.
 
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latest Statement Vikram lander “hard landed” on the moon Sept. 6 because of a problem with the lander’s braking thrusters.
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New details emerge about failed lunar landings

The Indian government has offered new details about what happened during its first attempt to land on the moon in September.
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That is sad that Vikram hard landed on the moon, at least we now know the reason of the loss of contact was problems with the breaking thrusters.
 
ISRO is now confident that the errors that occurred will be corrected during Chandrayaan-3, which has been cleared for launch in 14-16 months.
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Chandrayaan-2: Vikram lander spun out of control midway to landing site, ISRO could only watch

With the communication system on the failed lander supplying data on its performance right up to 400 metres before crashing on the surface of the moon, ISRO is now confident that the errors that occurred will be corrected during Chandrayaan-3, which has been cleared for launch in 14-16 months.
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ORIGINAL CAPTION: Mr Narayanan says India's rocket project suffered because of the scandal

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The 'spy scandal' that blew up a rocket scientist's career

Falsely charged with selling secrets to Pakistan, Nambi Narayanan's life was knocked off course.
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One winter afternoon a quarter of a century ago three policemen arrived at a house in a narrow lane in the southern Indian city of Trivandrum, the capital of the state of Kerala.

The officers were polite and respectful, Nambi Narayanan remembers.

They told the space scientist that their boss, a deputy inspector general of police, wanted to talk to him.

"Am I under arrest?" Mr Narayanan asked.

"No sir," the officer said.

It was 30 November 1994. The 53-year-old scientist led the Indian space agency's cryogenic rocket engine project, and was responsible for acquiring the technology from Russia.

Mr Narayanan walked out to the waiting police vehicle. He asked whether he should sit in the front or the back - suspects were usually dumped in the back seat.
The policemen asked him to sit in the front, and the Jeep rolled out of the lane.

When they arrived at the police station, the boss wasn't there, so Mr Narayanan was asked to wait on a bench. Policemen gaped at him as they passed by.

"They had that look as if they were looking at someone who had done some crime," Mr Narayanan says.

He waited and waited. The boss didn't turn up.

As night fell, he dozed off on the bench. When he woke up next morning, he was told he was under arrest.
A scrum of journalists had arrived, and within hours newspapers were describing him as a traitor - a man who had sold rocket technology to Pakistan, after falling into a honey trap set by two women from the Maldives.

His life was never the same again.
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Apart from Mr Narayanan, five others had also been accused of espionage and transferring rocket technology to Pakistan. One was his colleague at Isro, D Sasikumaram; there was also Ms Rasheeda and her friend (neither of whom Mr Narayanan had met, before he was arrested); and two other Indian men, an employee of the Russian space agency and a contractor.
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But from the 78-year-old's point of view, the story is not finished yet. In 2018, the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into the role of the Kerala police in the fabrication of the case against him, and Mr Narayanan is keen to see the results. "I want people who fabricated this case against me to be punished," he says. "One chapter is over, but the next chapter is still there."

The motive for the plot against him and the five others remains a mystery.

Was it a conspiracy by a rival space power - as Mr Narayanan suspects - to scuttle India's development of cryogenic rocket technology, which eventually became the backbone of the country's successes in space? Did it have to do with rivals who were nervous about India forcing its way into the commercial satellite launch market with competitive prices? Or was it purely a product of corruption with India itself?

"It was born out of one conspiracy. But the conspirators were different with different motives, and the victims were the same set of people," says Mr Narayanan.

"Whatever it is, my career, honour, dignity and happiness were lost. And the people who were responsible for this are still scot free."
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India runs into budget problems with human space flight

Many astronauts of many nationalities have flown into space but so far just three nations – the US, Russia and China – actually conduct human space flight programs.
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Red tape holds up proper salaries of Gaganauts | India News - Times of India

India News: NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: India may be tom-tomming its maiden human spaceflight mission “Gaganyaan”, which is planned for 2022, but is yet to provide the f.
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Covid-19 stalls 4 Indian astronauts' training in Russia for Gaganyaan; but Isro says will meet launch deadline | India News - Times of India

India News: NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic has stalled the advanced training of four IAF personnel in Russia for the Gaganyaan mission.
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according those sources

ISRO is building another Launch Center in Tamil Nadu
South of India for polar orbits (SSPO), because from the current used lies Sri Lanka in way
first launch around 2022

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On Privat India Space firm

Skyroot Aerospace,
they build the Vikram 1 rocket (3 stage sold brings 255kg into SSPO) to be launch 2021
the Vikram 2 two solid from 1 but third stage has Methanlox engine
the Vikram 3 like 2 but bigger payload faring and stap on solid booster 720 kg in 45° orbit

Agnikul Cosmos,
Agnibaan rocket, complete 3D Printed hardware, use Kerolox, three stage, to be launch in 2022

Bellatrix Aerospace
Chetak rocket, two stage all Methanlox engine, first stage re-usable, 150 kg in 750 km SSPO.
planned launch 2023, but form moment the company need Financier to continue R&D on Chetak

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Michel Van said:
Remember Chandrayan 2 ?

There claims in India media that it's rover Pragyan operate on surface of Moon

If that's real why we do not receive telemetry and Data from the Rover ?
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Because, unlike the OTHER Rovers "Pragyan" is a quite, reserved and reflective rover, only speaking when spoken to :)

Randy
 
Wouldn't NORAD and NASA observes every rocket launch on the planet? They should know if an Indian Rocket reached Luna or not...
 
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Wouldn't NORAD and NASA observes every rocket launch on the planet? They should know if an Indian Rocket reached Luna or not...
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They have and confirmed that Chandrayan 2 reach the Moon...
...Only the hard way
 
I see that the Antrix-Devas mess is still rumbling along:
Cairn is not the only company to have challenged and won against India's demands for taxes retrospectively in an international forum.
In September 2020, Vodafone Group Plc won an arbitration case against the government on similar grounds. And a third case still, is due in The Hague in a long-running dispute between India's space agency ISRO and a commercial entity Devas - where a final decision is awaited.
Experts say India's reputation has taken a severe beating as a result of these cases.
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Cairn Energy threatens to seize Indian government assets

The firm could take planes and ships from the Indian government after winning a $1.2bn legal dispute.
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A bit of background for those who may not be familiar with the case:
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ISRO: Devas wins 9-year-old legal battle against Antrix as US court awards it $1.2 billion compensation | India News - Times of India

India News: NEW DELHI: Winning a nine-year-old legal battle against Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro’s) commercial arm Antrix Corporation, Indian startu.
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Antrix-Devas deal: Bengaluru start-up to get compensation of $1.2bn from ISRO wing, rules US court

Devas Multimedia was started by a group of former ISRO and World Space employees in 2004. The foundation for the deal was laid during a 2003 visit to the US by ISRO and government officials.
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Aditya-L1: Aryabhatta Institute to organize workshop for students to analyse solar data

To be launched later this year, Aditya-L1 is India's maiden space mission to the Sun wherein the space-based observatory will continuously image the star and observe coronal mass ejections, solar winds and other activities.
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Aditya-L1: Aryabhatta Institute to organize workshop for students to analyse solar data

To be launched later this year, Aditya-L1 is India's maiden space mission to the Sun wherein the space-based observatory will continuously image the star and observe coronal mass ejections, solar winds and other activities.
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The Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (Aries) will host a ten-day workshop to train students in using and analysing solar data. Young astronomy aspirants keen on studying the sun can apply for the Aditya-L1 Science Support Cell (AL1SSC1) 2022 workshop to be held from June 27 to July 6 at the Nainital-based institute.
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The workshop will have hands-on training and data analysis along with lectures on relevant topics. Some of the key areas to be covered during the workshop include spectroscopic observations, Aditya-L1 mission and objectives, imaging analysis, polarimetric observations and in-situ observations of the solar atmosphere, time series analysis, numerical simulations, remote sensing and use of advanced computational tools like Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Participants can also get a chance to visit the institute’s 15 cm H-alpha telescope to record real-time solar observations.
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SSLV is a new LV from India. The basic idea behind the design is to have a more affordable, faster and less complex alternative to the larger PSLV-CA. I hope it will be succesful in the near future...
 

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Designed to last six months, India's Mars Orbiter bids adieu after 8 long years

India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, which was designed to last for six months when launched on November 5, 2013, has lost communication with the ground stations, bringing an end to its life after 8 long years.

Isro is working out the details of whether the spacecraft ran out of fuel and battery power, or whether communication was lost because of an automated manoeuvre while moving out of a long eclipse changing the direction of the antenna.

However, multiple sources confirmed that it would not be possible to recover the spacecraft. Isro's UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) director on September 27 communicated the same and Isro will officially announce it soon, a scientist said.
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Designed to last six months, India's Mars Orbiter bids adieu after 8 long years

India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, which was designed to last for six months when launched on November 5, 2013, has lost communication with the ground stations, bringing an end to its life after 8 long years.

Isro is working out the details of whether the spacecraft ran out of fuel and battery power, or whether communication was lost because of an automated manoeuvre while moving out of a long eclipse changing the direction of the antenna.

However, multiple sources confirmed that it would not be possible to recover the spacecraft. Isro's UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) director on September 27 communicated the same and Isro will officially announce it soon, a scientist said.
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Eight years is not bad considering the probe was only meant to last six months. What I would like to see next from India is a Mars lander and rover combination, targeting a different part of the Red Planet that has not yet been explored.
 
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Rocket Launch Thrusts India Deeper Into Space Exploration Race - Slashdot

India launched its first rocket developed by a startup into space on Friday, with the aim of testing the company's technology that will be used to design three orbital vehicles. From a report: The Vikram-S rocket, developed by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace, took off at 11:30 a.m. local time...
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It’s possible a fuel tank from the PSLV-CA C55 mission has washed up on a beach in Western Australia.

The Australian Space Agency, which is also part of the investigation, said it was looking into the possibility that it could be a part of a foreign space launch vehicle.

“The agency is working to confirm whether the object could be part of a foreign space launch vehicle that has washed up on shore, and liaising with global counterparts who may be able to provide information about the object,” a spokesperson for the agency said.

“As the origin of the object is unknown, the community should avoid handling or attempting to move the object.”

Experts said that the object could be a part of India’s satellite launch to the moon. It is suspected to be the fuel tank of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket. The latest PSLV mission was the PSLV-55 that was successfully launched in April this year.
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Mysterious giant cylinder washes up on Australian beach as public urged to stay away

This is the second such sighting of mysterious object in three weeks in Australia
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Maybe turn it into a buoy with a coating to protect hands. Waste plastic into floats for wave action power generation...just have a coating to keep plastic leeching into the seawater lower.
 
India tested Gaganyaan crew spacecraft parts
like recovery after landing
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Aditya-L1 has successfully entered the Halo orbit around the L1 point.

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After multiple carefully planned manoeuvres and 126 days since its launch, #AdityaL1, India’s 1st solar space observatory, has reached a halo orbit around the #L1 point some 1.5 million-km from Earth. #AdityaL1 successfully reaches final destination
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NASA and the Indian space agency ISRO remain in discussions about flying an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station after America’s ambassador to India said such a mission was still planned for this year.

Speaking at an event May 22, Eric Garcetti, U.S. ambassador to India, appeared to confirm plans described in a joint statement of the U.S. and Indian governments after a June 2023 meeting in Washington between President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That statement said Indian astronauts would train in the U.S. with the goal “of mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station in 2024.”

“We are going to put an Indian astronaut into the International Space Station this year,” Garcetti said, as reported by the Press Trust of India. “We promised when PM Modi came that by the end of this year, we will do this and our mission is still on track to be able to go in space this year.”
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NASA and ISRO continue discussions about Indian astronaut flight to ISS

NASA and ISRO remain in discussions about flying an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station as soon as later this year.
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