First National Space Day on August 23 to Celebrate Chandrayaan-3’s Historic Success
India is set to celebrate its first National Space Day on August 23, 2024, in honor of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s historic success. It was the mission to be led by the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO and involved great success making India the first nation to land a rover on the moon’s south pole.
The Chairman of ISRO Dr. S. Somanath revealed that National Space Day will be celebrated as the achievement was made on this day. He said that activities would be carried out in institutions throughout the country including the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya.
National Space Day – 2024
One day to go!Come, let us together celebrate the maiden National Space Day 🇮🇳@DrJitendraSingh #NSpD2024 pic.twitter.com/RAZkvSFSwM
— ISRO (@isro) August 22, 2024
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Soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 has helped to bring useful data that strengthens the hypothesis that the Moon until the existence of a layer of “magma ocean. ” This conclusion was reached thanks to the radar data collected by the Pragyan rover, described in the magazine Nature.
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Expectations are now set on the future Moon missions of ISRO such as Chandrayaan-4 and Chandrayaan-5. The architectures for these missions are ready and ISRO is waiting for the nod from the government. Chandrayaan-4 will concern itself with sample collection on the Moon and experiments on its orbit. The mission is as yet forecasted to begin in the year 2028.
Celebrate National Space Day on 23 August 2024!
Theme: "Touching Lives While Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga"
Space exploration shapes our world and fuels our imagination. Join us in honouring the incredible journey of India's space endeavours and their impact on our… pic.twitter.com/8nTkRDkuyh
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) August 22, 2024
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ISRO is also eyeing more than 70 satellites in the next five years. These will include satellites for navigation, meteorological, sensing and internet data transmitting and receiving satellites. In the same context, the agency is working on new systems of the future and new concepts such as electric propulsion systems and Quantum Key Distribution systems.
The planned mission to Venus that was earlier proposed by ISRO has however been put on hold. However the emphasis will shift up to the next satellite launches and further Moon missions.
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