Today, (January 12, 2022), the fourth qualifying test of the Cryogenic Engine (CE-20 E9) for the Gaganyan program, 720 seconds long, was conducted at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) (Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu). The engine performance met the test objectives and the engine parameters were matched to the expected level throughout the test.This successful experiment is…
Believing a computer with four kilobytes of RAM, 79 kilobytes of ROM memory capacity, his wife, Jane, and their children stare at a rental boat in the distance as her husband, Neil Armstrong, jumps on a SATURN V rocket to touch the moon. Taken by Ralph Morse
The Apollo lunar mission has always been hailed by the United States as one of its greatest achievements. But not only the United States but the rest of the world played a crucial role in this mission. The first sightings of man landing on the moon were received and seen in Australia. The first sightings…
Harvest Moon … Ah, when you hear the name, it seems to have something to do with agriculture.But the incident is true. Prior to the invention of electricity, farmers in the Northern Hemisphere used the full moon to determine if agricultural activity would continue after sunset. September Moon is named Harvest Moon because of its…
The earth’s equilibrium is disturbed. A sudden change in the force of gravity affects the earth’s tectonic plates, resulting in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in many places. When the Moon loses its gravitational pull, the Earth’s tilt will be approximately 45. The hottest part of the earth is the equator. If the slope of the…
The largest and deepest ocean. About 30% of the Earth’s surface is in the Pacific Ocean. There are about 25,000 islands at the top and about 75,000 volcanoes at the bottom. Due to the movement of the Earth’s plates, the ocean shrinks by one inch each year, and instead the Atlantic Ocean expands by every…
Let’s take a quick look at the records set by the Apollo 15 mission in 1971. The largest payload of 45,500 kg delivered to the Moon’s orbit, 295 hours, the longest manned mission to the lunar surface, and the first fully equipped deep space electric vehicle to fly to the moon in 18 hours. Spend…
NASA’s Artemis program aims to land humans on the moon to help carry out scientific and exploration missions to more places, including Mars. NASA’s project focuses on three key components that enable permanent human presence and research on the lunar surface: A lunar surface area vehicle (LTV) used to orbit the moon. Basically, it’s a…
Olympus Mons is the largest known volcano in the Solar System. Its height is 22– 25 km. More than two and a half times our Mount Everest. But beyond the height, the mountain is located over a large area. 3 lakh square kilometers. Scientists disagree that Olympus Mons has been inactive for some time.The image…
When Apollo 16 landed on the moon on April 20, 1972, became the youngest man to set foot on the lunar surface. But he did one more thing. That is, he had earlier jokingly asked his family if we could all go to the moon. So he took his family photo taken by NASA on…
