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An uncrewed, autonomous spaceplane prototype developed by ISRO successfully landed on a runway at Chitradurga, India on April 2. The winged vehicle, officially called the Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), was heli-dropped from a height of 4.5 kilometers such that its descent simulates an approach from space. The
Indian Space Progress
At ~2,000 words, this edition is filled with updates and context on what has been a buzzing March for Indian space. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did trying to make sense of it all. :) ISRO solidifies its commercial leg with second launch for OneWeb
Indian Space Progress
Thank you so much everyone for your immense interest in my Indian space newsletter, which is now more than 3,500 readers strong! After sitting on the idea for 2 years now, I’m glad to have finally found the inclination, time, and (financial) means to craft such reports. And
Moon Monday
US scientists urge NASA to plan LRO successor A specialized team of US scientists called CLOC-SAT, part of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG), has released a report urging NASA to plan a replacement for the 2009-launched Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in order to support the increasingly important, upcoming NASA(
Indian Space
July 20, 2023 update: This post is now old, and kept online for archival purposes. Please read my new and more detailed article on Chandrayaan 3 instead. After India’s Chandrayaan 2 lander unfortunately failed to land on the Moon in 2019 during its final mission phase, the Indian Space
Indian Space Progress
Introducing the world’s only newsletter dedicated to covering all of Indian space.
Indian Space
Dear readers, I have 3 exciting things to share with you today: 1. Moon Monday crossed 4,000 subscribers last week, with the majority gratifyingly continuing to be planetary scientists and engineers, personnel at national space agencies, executives at space companies, and fellow writers & journalists from around the world!
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South Korea is about to have its Chandrayaan 1 moment.
Talks
I was invited by the Moon Village Association India to give a talk on the 2022 International Moon Day. Topics discussed in From Chandrayaan to Artemis: (In addition to the video timestamps below, find links to several articles for more information) * 2:37 - Chandrayaan 1 * 7:55 - Renewed
Chandrayaan
I’ve never been more proud and happy to publish a post on the Internet, for this is the 100th edition of Moon Monday. When I started the newsletter nearly 2 years ago, it didn’t seem there would be enough happening in lunar exploration to reflect on every week
Indian Space
Despite falling short on scientific promises, the orbiter boosted India’s fledgling planetary program.
Indian Space
When India’s Mangalyaan spacecraft successfully entered Mars orbit on September 23, 2014, it made ISRO only the fourth organization in the world to achieve the feat, after the United States, the Soviet Union, and ESA. The fact that Mangalyaan was India’s first interplanetary mission, and cost just $70
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