Moon Monday
Achievements and shortfalls in global lunar exploration this half year | Moon Monday #282
A contextualized overview of the world’s Moon exploration efforts.
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Explore interesting topics in space and Moon exploration through curated thematic collections.
Indian Space
India and the dream of an orbital launch trifecta | Part 5 of ISRO’s rocket crisis
Indian Space Progress #39-40: How a multitude of causes slow down the pace of India’s launch vehicles, and what would it take for the country to achieve an optimum “hat-trick” state given its many needs and ambitions in space.
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Deep dive into India’s Chandrayaan Moon missions like never before
Moon Monday #278: A master list of organized, linked articles covering ISRO’s Chandrayaan lunar program, mission by mission.
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Articles on Venus, the ignored
* Why explore Venus * VERITAS, NASA’s Venus mapper * EnVision, Europe’s mission to Venus * ISRO’s plan to study Venus in unprecedented detail alongside NASA and ESA Related: Coverage of India’s exploration of Mars Like my efforts to provide free resources for space communities worldwide? Kindly sponsor my work
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Articles on moons other than our Moon
The not-Moon-Monday edition. 🌝
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Articles on future Chandrayaan missions
* Chandrayaan 4 will bring unique Moon materials—and maybe a giant scientific leap for India * The case for India and China to exchange lunar samples * Why India needs to launch Chandrayaan 4 in time to ensure maximum national and international benefits * Chandrayaan 5 LUPEX mission will drill for water on
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Articles: Science from Chandrayaan 3
* An overview of all Chandrayaan 3 science results * How Chandrayaan 3 contributed insights on our Moon’s origin and evolution * Results from Chandrayaan 3 thermal experiment benefit future missions eyeing lunar water * Chandrayaan 3 rover may (or may not) have stumbled upon the Moon’s mantle material * Chandrayaan 3 orbiter
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Articles: From a crashing Chandrayaan 2 to an upright Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon
* On Chandrayaan 2’s landing attempt failure * Overview of Chandrayaan 2, India’s first Moon landing attempt * Watching Chandrayaan 2 launch * Explainer: Why did it take so long to find the Chandrayaan 2 lander? * Chandrayaan 2, the orbiter to remember * India aims for the Moon again with launch of Chandrayaan
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Articles on Chandrayaan 2, the orbiter to remember
* ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter has been creating the highest resolution map of the Moon * Lunar science results from Chandrayaan 2 * The sharpest lunar imager * How the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter is a Sun watcher at the Moon * The search for lunar water deepens * International collaboration and outlook: * ISRO has been
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Articles on Chandrayaan 1, India’s first Moon mission
* Looking back at Chandrayaan 1 and forward to Artemis * How NASA and India discovered water on our Moon * Interviewing Chandrayaan 1’s Mission Director * How Chandrayaan 1 viewed a solar eclipse from the Moon * Tangent: Kids in South Korea and a Moon mission Like my efforts to provide free resources
Moon Monday
Artemis II astronauts gazed at our Moon with joy, curiosity, and reverence. Through finer robotic orbital views, so can you.
Thanks to our robotic explorers, and the great leveler that is the Internet, you too can “Copy, Moon joy.” | Moon Monday #270
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Coverage of India’s exploration of Mars
* Reviewing Mangalyaan, India’s first Mars mission * India’s Mars orbiter completes six years at the red planet, but where is the science? * Debate: Mangalyaan’s low science output still reflects on ISRO * Mangalyaan spacecraft terminated—it was never a science mission * My article on Mangalyaan was rejected 8 times
