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India aims for the Moon with the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander

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The lunar lander and rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

India hopes its lunar lander, Vikram, will deploy to unload a rover. This is the second successful soft landing attempt.Credit: DOS/ISRO India is preparing to launch a spacecraft that will take a lander to the moon on July 14. If the mission is successful, India will become only the fourth country to carry out a … Read more

India, a rising space power, is forging closer ties with NASA Ars Technica

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Taranjit Sandhu, Indian ambassador to the United States, signs the Artemis Accords in Washington on June 21. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson watches from across the table.

Zoom in / Taranjit Sandhu, Indian ambassador to the United States, signs the Artemis Accords in Washington on June 21. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson watches from across the table. When the Indian ambassador to the United States joined his country in the Artemis Accords last month, he signaled that the world’s most populous country, with … Read more