Chandrayaan-3 Rocket Component Descends, Plunges into Ocean from Space
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ISRO confirmed that the cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 rocket, identified by NORAD as 57321, was part of the vehicle that efficiently placed the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into its designated orbit of 133 km x 35823 km with a 21.3o inclination on July 14, 2023.
Indian Student's Family in US Stabbing Seeks Assistance, Telangana Government Pledges Support
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Pucha Varun Raj, a 24-year-old student pursuing his MS at Valparaiso University, was attacked by an assailant in the gym.
Govt notifies August 23 as 'National Space Day'
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The decision has been taken to commemorate the historic moment, a notification issued by the department of space dated October 13, said. 
India's Moon lander Vikram and rover Pragyan yet to heed wake up call
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"Efforts have been made to establish communication with the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover to ascertain their wake-up condition. As of now, no signals have been received from them. Efforts to establish contact will continue," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover set to 'wake up' from 'sleep' on moon
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To another Tharoor's remark that unlike in Parliament, women don't need reservation in scientific fields, Singh said that there are more women scientists in ISRO than ever before and informed that even the Aditya L-1 mission is headed by a woman scientist.
Govt basking in Chandrayaan-3 glory, trying to convey as if everything happened after 2014 in space sector: Tharoor
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Giving a detailed background of India's space research programme during a discussion on the issue in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor said that the government is basking in the glory of the Chandrayan-3 mission's success and creates a situation as if everything is happening in the space sector after 2014 and prior to that what all happened in the sector was during the times of the Vedas.
India’s moon rover Pragyan takes snaps of moon lander Vikram
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday said: “Smile, please! Pragyan Rover clicked an image of Vikram Lander this morning. The image was taken by the Navigation Camera onboard the Rover (NavCam). NavCams for the Chandrayaan-3 Mission are developed by the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS).”
Apart from naming Chandrayaan, Vajpayee propelled lunar mission's takeoff
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Taking this firm step further in enhancing its lunar understanding, the resounding success of this technological feat is thus far a culmination of ISRO’s dedication to its cause --  on meagre funding.
Chandrayaan-3 also a testament to global linkages nurtured by ISRO
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Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander carries an auxiliary instrument, named ‘Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA)’ belonging to NASA. 
India has earned its place in global space powers club, say experts
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The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft consisted of a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander named Vikram (1,723.89 kg) and a rover named Pragyan (26 kg). It landed near the South Pole of the Moon on August 23 after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.
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