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Posted on 07/01/2018 7:44:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The rover landing is one step in an envisioned series for ISRO that includes putting a space station in orbit and, potentially, an Indian crew on the moon. The government has yet to set a timeframe.
The rover landing is one step in an envisioned series for ISRO that includes putting a space station in orbit and, potentially, an Indian crew on the moon. The government has yet to set a timeframe.
“We are ready and waiting,’’ said Sivan, an aeronautics engineer The mission would solidify India’s place among the fleet of explorers racing to the moon, Mars and beyond for scientific, commercial or military gains. The governments of the US, China, India, Japan and Russia are competing with startups and billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to launch satellites, robotic landers, astronauts and tourists into the cosmos.
The rover landing is one step in an envisioned series for ISRO that includes putting a space station in orbit and, potentially, an Indian crew on the moon. The government has yet to set a timeframe.
“We are ready and waiting,’’ said Sivan, an aeronautics engineer who joined ISRO in 1982. “We’ve equipped ourselves to take on this particular programme.’’
The upcoming launch of Chandrayaan-2 includes an orbiter, lander and a rectangular rover. The six-wheeled vehicle, powered by solar energy, will collect information for at least 14 days and cover an area with a 400-meter radius. The rover will send images to the lander, and the lander will transmit those back to ISRO for analysis.
A primary objective, though, is to search for deposits of helium-3.
(Excerpt) Read more at deccanchronicle.com ...
I thought the Moon is Aluminum to the Erf being Iron.
Why do the same paragraphs repeat over and over, in that article?
I can’t wait for the LULZ when they have to call tech support.
If you are having problems please call technician support. ;-)
All they are going to find is green cheese there.
How many times does this sentence have to be repeated in the article?
Pow,right in the kisser!
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LOL.
Is the Erf supposed to look like Ralph?
Bang! Zoom!
“India Poverty Statistics. As per the survey conducted in 2011-2012, the percentage of persons below the Poverty Line in India for the year 2011-12 has been estimated as 25.7% in rural areas, 13.7% in urban areas and 21.9% for the country as a whole.” Get your priorities right, and get a valid reason to go to the moon other than country pride.
Naw, it’s green cheese!
I think they all left India and are in my town running all of the convenience stores.
It’s unbelievable.
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I may have done a bad cut and paste.
“Get your priorities right, and get a valid reason to go to the moon”
He3 is a valid reason.
More power to them.
I have seen this problem in other news articles. No worries. I thought it was another one of them.
The article is actually pretty interesting.
Helium-3 from the moon may be a lost cause because there may be low concentrations in the soil. Going to planets like Uranus, which has plentiful Helium-3 in its atmosphere, has one big problem: The 12-year round-trip time to bring it back.
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