Indian Space
Reviewing Mangalyaan, India’s first Mars mission
Despite falling short on scientific promises, the orbiter boosted India’s fledgling planetary program.
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Tracking and contextualizing India’s increasingly relevant capabilities in civil space exploration.
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Again, Mangalyaan was never a science mission
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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My articles on Indian space
Here are all notable articles and blog posts I’ve published on India’s largely successful—but also very opaque—space program, including all of its planetary missions. I keep updating any evergreen posts within this list, and will maintain the list itself for the convenience of readers, so make
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Space science missions ISRO will launch in the near future
India’s nascent space science endeavors to get a much needed boost.
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Looking back at Chandrayaan 1 and forward to Artemis
India’s first Moon mission discovered lunar water, and catalyzed plans by nations worldwide to further explore our cosmic neighbor.
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India’s Chandrayaan 2 lunar orbiter is also a Sun watcher
India’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter doesn’t just study the Moon’s surface but also observes the Sun. Its high-resolution Solar X-ray Monitor (XSM) is used to study solar flares and provide a reference for the Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS) instrument, which maps elements on the Moon’
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #44
ISRO releases new Chandrayaan 2 orbiter documents, hardware for NASA's first crewed Artemis Moon landing takes shape, exploring the geologically rich Aristarchus region, and more lunar developments.
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How NASA and India discovered water on our Moon
The story of finding water on the Moon spans at least two decades and multiple space agencies, culminating in renewed lunar exploration plans across the world.
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On ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter data release
The initial dataset is underwhelming and there is no sign of when ISRO will release the next set.
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India’s Shukrayaan orbiter to study Venus for over four years, launches in 2024
Shukrayaan will be the first mission to map Venus’ subsurface.
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India’s Mars orbiter completes six years at the red planet, but where is the science?
Hailed as India’s most successful space mission, Mangalyaan has an ugly vacuum of science results.
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ISRO eyeing the entire inner solar system, welcomes academia and companies
The Indian Department of Space (DOS), that overlooks ISRO, organized their long due seminar last month on its plans to boost involvement of India’s private space sector and academia in space activities. Here are its videos: 1. Opening session: “Unlocking India’s Potential in Space Sector” 2. Session-1 -