Can ISRO go to moon?

Chandrayaan-2 mission is a highly complex mission, which represents a significant technological leap compared to the previous missions of ISRO. It comprised an Orbiter, Lander and Rover to explore the unexplored South Pole of the Moon. On August 20, 2019, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into lunar orbit.

Who is Shanmuga Subramanian?

Shanmuga Subramanian, 33, is an app developer and mechanical engineer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He works in Chennai for an IT firm. Rockets and space tech have always interested him: when he was in college, he watched a sounding rocket launch during a visit to Isro in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Who invented water on moon?

The first direct evidence of water vapor near the Moon was obtained by the Apollo 14 ALSEP Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment, SIDE, on March 7, 1971. A series of bursts of water vapor ions were observed by the instrument mass spectrometer at the lunar surface near the Apollo 14 landing site.

Who discovered water on moon?

What is the Pragyan rover?

The rover is a six-wheeled robotic vehicle and is capable of conduct in-situ payload experiments. It is powered by AI tools and frameworks, uses solar energy for its functioning and can communicate only with the Lander. The Pragyan Rover payloads consist of Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS).

Is Chandrayaan-2’s Rover Pragyan still on the Moon?

Space enthusiast Shanmuga Subramanian, who found the debris of India’s moonlander Vikram, said on Saturday that Chandrayaan-2’s rover Pragyan seems to be intact on the moon’s surface and had rolled out a few metres from the lander.

What is the role of Pragyan rover in GSLV Mk-III?

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV Mk -III) is a three-stage launch vehicle, which carried the spacecraft, comprised of the Orbiter, the Lander Vikram and the Rover Pragyan. The Pragyan Rover was placed strategically among the imperative areas of GSLV Mk-III and carried some key responsibilities/functionalities.

How did the Rover move on the lunar surface?

The rover was to move on 6 wheels traversing 500 meters on the lunar surface at the rate of 1 cm per second, performing on-site analysis and sending the data to the Vikram lander, which would have relayed it to the Earth station. For navigation, the rover was equipped with: