European Space Agency’s sun-studying Proba-3 mission lifts off on ISRO rocket
Benglalaru, India Reuters The European Space Agency on Thursday launched Proba-3, a cutting-edge Sun-observing mission, aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s flagship rocket. The launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, originally scheduled for Wednesday, had been delayed because of a technical snag. The mission is intended to advance global efforts to understand economic and technological […]
India blasts Chandrayaan-3 lander toward Moon’s south pole
Bengalaru, India Reuters India’s space agency launched a rocket on Friday that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a planned landing next month on the lunar south pole, an unprecedented feat that would advance India’s position as a major space power. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s LVM3 launch rocket blasted off from the country’s […]
India readies Moon mission aimed to stake claim as a space power
Bengalaru, India Reuters India’s space agency is readying to launch a rocket as soon as Friday that will attempt to land a rover on the Moon and mark the country’s arrival as a power in space exploration and the new frontier of space commerce. Only the United States, the former Soviet Union and China have […]