Chandrayaan-3 Success:
Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touched down on the moon's south polar region.
India became the fourth country to soft-land a robotic instrument on the moon.
ISRO's achievement boosts confidence in its capabilities and operations.
ISRO's Focus Areas:
ISRO's activities include research, satellite development, rocket production, satellite-tracking infrastructure, etc.
Notable areas include "Gaganyaan" human spaceflight mission, Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), SCE-200 rocket engine, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV).
Major Upcoming Missions:
Aditya L1 spacecraft to study the sun
Gaganyaan's crew escape system tests
XPoSat for X-ray studies
SSLV developmental flights
NISAR satellite (joint ISRO-NASA)
Gaganyaan G1 and G2 flights
GSAT-20 communications satellite.
Projects Beyond Launches:
Development of advanced launch vehicles like RLV-TD with capabilities for heavy payloads.
Research into safer and energy-efficient rocket fuels, like methalox propellant.
Exploration of electric propulsion system for satellites.
Transfer of technologies to private sector, like SSLV technology.
Future Moon Missions:
Chandrayaan-3 is part of a lunar exploration roadmap.
Collaboration with JAXA for Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission.
LUPEX aims to study the moon's south polar region, demonstrate night survival, and extract subsurface samples.
Focus on surviving harsh lunar night conditions.
International Collaborations:
ISRO launched OneWeb satellites and will launch ESA's PROBA-3 satellites due to shifts in service providers.
Plan to return to Mars and study Venus with the "Shukrayaan" mission.
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