National Space Day: Jitendra Singh says an Indian will land on Moon surface in 2040

Indian Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said an Indian will land on the surface of the Moon in 2040.

Chandrayaan-3 covered 2/3rds of distance to the Moon, to enter Lunar Orbit tomorrow: ISRO

Chennai/IBNS/UNI: Marking yet another milestone in its third Moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Friday said the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has covered about two-thirds of the distance to the Earth's satellite.

In a perfect lift-off, India's ISRO launches historic Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Scripting a glorious chapter in the page of India's space mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists on Monday launched the Chandrayaan 2, the country's second lunar mission to  the little-explored south pole of the Moon with an aim to search for water and minerals among other scientific quests.

India waits with bated breath for Chandrayaan 2 launch at 2-43 pm

Bengaluru, July 22 (IBNS): While the countdown continued for the launch of Chandrayaan 2, which will head out for the moon, the big moment will come at 2-43 pm on Monday (today). The moon mission of India assumes significance since it will explore a region in the moon that has been shown to contain water ice.