Space station Archives - Tech Research Online Knowledge Base for IT Pros Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:37:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 https://techresearchonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/full-black-d_favicon-70-70.png Space station Archives - Tech Research Online 32 32 India Became 1st Country to Land on the South Pole of the Moon https://techresearchonline.com/news/chandrayaan-3-lunar-touchdown/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:40:43 +0000 https://techresearchonline.com/?p=403288 The Lander Module (LM) of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3, has successfully landed on the Moon’s south pole. The Vikram Lander which made a successful soft landing on the lunar surface, helped India become the 4th country to land on the Moon. And the 1st to land on the south pole of the Moon. The other countries who made a soft landing on the lunar surface are the USSR, the U.S., and China.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addresses the Audience India’s Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi addresses the audience from Johannesburg, South Africa. Says, he is “very curious about the mission.” He also said, “This moment is unforgettable, as is this afternoon. This moment is of Developing India. This mission accomplishment will bring joy to the whole country. Today we all have witnessed India’s strength as it landed on the Moon.” PM Modi Congratulated the ISRO team, the Chandrayaan team, and all Indian scientists. He also added, “with the hard work of the ISRO scientists, India is finally on the Moon at the south pole where no other country has landed yet.” He further added that India’s Successful Moon Mission is not India’s alone, but of the entire humanity. …

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The Lander Module (LM) of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3, has successfully landed on the Moon’s south pole. The Vikram Lander which made a successful soft landing on the lunar surface, helped India become the 4th country to land on the Moon. And the 1st to land on the south pole of the Moon. The other countries who made a soft landing on the lunar surface are the USSR, the U.S., and China.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addresses the Audience

India’s Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi addresses the audience from Johannesburg, South Africa. Says, he is “very curious about the mission.” He also said, “This moment is unforgettable, as is this afternoon. This moment is of Developing India. This mission accomplishment will bring joy to the whole country. Today we all have witnessed India’s strength as it landed on the Moon.”

PM Modi Congratulated the ISRO team, the Chandrayaan team, and all Indian scientists. He also added, “with the hard work of the ISRO scientists, India is finally on the Moon at the south pole where no other country has landed yet.”

He further added that India’s Successful Moon Mission is not India’s alone, but of the entire humanity. The PM continued by saying, “Our stance of one Earth one family and one future is resonating across the globe.”

A Prized Achievement for India

India becomes a member of a select group of nations that have accomplished a soft landing on the Moon. China, Russia, and the United States are the only current members of the club.

Russia’s Luna-25 mission attempted to land on the Moon for the first time since their previous visit in 1976. Its goal was to attempt a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole, which was also the goal of missions Chandrayaan-2 and Chandrayaan-3.

Future Projects by ISRO

In the future, ISRO is going to launch Mission Sun, using Aditya L1. ISRO also plans to launch a mission to study Venus. PM Modi also stated sending humans to the moon is one of the missions ISRO will be hoping to achieve. With consistent space success, India is proving time and again that sky is not the limit.

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SpaceX Brings Crew Back Home from Space Station  https://techresearchonline.com/news/spacex-brings-crew-back-home-from-space-station/ https://techresearchonline.com/news/spacex-brings-crew-back-home-from-space-station/#respond Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:49:49 +0000 https://techresearchonline.com/?p=81964 This evening, a crew of four astronauts has successfully returned to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule from the international space station. They splashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola.    This brings an end to a six-month-long stay aboard and it paves the way for the launch of another crew of four to the ISS.   On April 23rd, the crew containing two NASA astronauts, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide was launched to the space station.    When the crew splashed down, a SpaceX flight controller declared “On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home to planet Earth.”    SpaceX has sent a recovery ship to hoist the Crew Dragon out of the water.   This is the third time that SpaceX has safely brought its crew home after launching then into the International Space Station. These trips are under SpaceX’s contract with NASA under Commercial Crew Program.     In May 2020, SpaceX launched its first tested flight by sending its crew to the station to prove that its Crew Dragon capsule was safe. That flight was followed by SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, sending another crew for a six-month rotation to the ISS.   Now with …

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This evening, a crew of four astronauts has successfully returned to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule from the international space station. They splashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola.   

This brings an end to a six-month-long stay aboard and it paves the way for the launch of another crew of four to the ISS.  

On April 23rd, the crew containing two NASA astronauts, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide was launched to the space station.   

When the crew splashed down, a SpaceX flight controller declared “On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home to planet Earth.”   

SpaceX has sent a recovery ship to hoist the Crew Dragon out of the water.  

This is the third time that SpaceX has safely brought its crew home after launching then into the International Space Station. These trips are under SpaceX’s contract with NASA under Commercial Crew Program.   

 In May 2020, SpaceX launched its first tested flight by sending its crew to the station to prove that its Crew Dragon capsule was safe. That flight was followed by SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission, sending another crew for a six-month rotation to the ISS.  

Now with Crew-2 back on the ground, SpaceX will pivot to its next launch, named Crew-3. This crew will consist of four — including NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Thomas Marshburn, and German astronaut Matthias Maurer.  

The Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, November 10th at 9:03 PM ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The latest crew will replace Crew-2 astronauts and do another six-month rotation.  

While the Crew-3 was due to launch on October 31st before the Crew-2 left the ISS. That way, the outgoing crew could brief the newcomers and hand off their duties before heading home.   

However, the Crew-3 launch suffered a series of delays due to bad weather and some medical issue which prompted NASA to delay the launch. Because of these setbacks, the Crew-2 astronauts are back before the arrival of Crew-3.   

However, NASA still has some astronauts onboard the ISS to help ease the Crew-3’s transition.   

In April, Mark Vande Hei was launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket and he is not scheduled to arrive home until March 2022. This will mark a year-long stay in orbit.   

Joel Montalbano, manager of the ISS at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, said in a press briefing, his presence on board “definitely helped us and helped me feel more comfortable in the decision to land first before we launch.” 

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