Modi reaches out to ISRO Chief Dr. K. Sivan to shake his hand but the scientist broke down at which the Prime Minister hugged him with words of encouragement Bengaluru: India’s first attempt to land on the Moon may have gone off-script but the ambitious Chandrayaan 2 Mission has been far from a flop. With…
Chandrayaan 2: Nation waits with bated breath, fingers crossed
September 6, 2019Bengaluru: As the Chandrayaan-2 Lander prepares to touch down on the lunar surface less than 24 hours from now, the entire mission team has its attention riveted on the final 15 minutes. The final, unprecedented epoch-making descent will commence on Sept. 7 at 1 am. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join a massive gathering of…
Chandrayaan-2 to bloom at Dasara Flower Show
August 31, 2019Mysuru: It looks like this year’s Dasara festivities, which was earlier decided to be a low-key one following floods in the State, is now going to be all glitter and glory. Hence, the Ahara Mela has been extended from 10 to 18 days, the Flower Show with Chandrayaan-2 as the theme, is extended to 15…
Mysuru’s contribution to Chandrayaan-2 Mission
July 27, 2019Mysuru: Mysore Polymers and Rubber Products Ltd. (MYPOL), a Mysuru-based company started in 1982 under the leadership of C.D. Nagarajan, Executive Chairman, has added one more feather to its cap of achievements. MYPOL has supplied ‘Linear Rubber Bellow’ a very critical part used for ‘Heat-Shield separation’ in the recent ‘Chandrayaan-2’ mission. This critical part was…
Chandrayaan – 2 launch on July 22
July 20, 2019The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that launch of Chandrayaan-2, which was called off due to a technical glitch on July 15, has now been rescheduled for July 22 at 2.43 pm (IST). With Chandrayaan – 2 scheduled for launch on Monday, former ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan said that space scientists will…
Chandrayaan 2 launch called off
July 15, 2019Sriharikota: India’s second unmanned mission to the Moon, named Chandrayaan 2, has been put on hold citing technical issues, and a revised countdown is to be announced shortly. The launch was scheduled from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 2.51 am today. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had entrusted the job of carrying…
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