The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’. The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement following the success of the mission on August 26, 2023.
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US-made spacecraft makes first lunar landing in over 50 years
The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed “Odie” or IM-1, has become the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years. With this, Intuitive Machines (IM) — the commercial venture behind the Nova-C lander — has become the first private venture to carry out a successful landing on the lunar surface. This marks the first American soft landing on the lunar surface since the Apollo era in 1972.
India’s lunar lander Vikram now sits near the Moon’s beguiling and splendorous South Pole
The lunar South Pole, near which India’s Vikram made a historic soft-landing on August 23, is a beguiling area in terms of physical contours, stunning temperature differential and sheer visual splendor.
Chandrayaan 3: Vikram can make soft-landing on Moon even if engine fails, says ISRO chief
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S. Somanath on Tuesday said that Vikram, the lander of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, is due to make a soft landing on the surface of the Moon on August 23 and will do this even in case of engine failure.