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Chandrayaan-3: How India Landed on the Moon's South Pole
Chandrayaan-3 made India the first country to land near the Moon's south pole. What the mission did, why the south pole matters, and what comes next.
ISRO · Human spaceflightGaganyaan: India's First Crewed Spaceflight
Gaganyaan will carry Indian astronauts to low Earth orbit. Here is what the mission is, how it is being tested, and why it matters.
ISRO · MarsMangalyaan: How India Reached Mars on the First Try
India's Mars Orbiter Mission reached Mars orbit on its first attempt — a first for any country. Here is how it was done, and on what budget.
ISRO · SunAditya-L1: India's Solar Observatory
Aditya-L1 is India's first mission to study the Sun. Here is what it watches, where it sits, and why space weather matters.
ISRO · RocketsPSLV, GSLV, LVM3: India's Rockets Explained
India flies three main rockets and a small one. Here is what each is for, and how to tell them apart.
ISRO · MoonHow India Helped Find Water on the Moon
Chandrayaan-1 carried an instrument that helped confirm water molecules on the Moon. Here is why that discovery mattered.
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India's space programme, mission by mission.
Chandrayaan-1
India's first Moon mission. It carried a probe that hit the lunar surface, and a NASA instrument on board helped confirm water molecules on the Moon.
Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)
India's first Mars mission. It reached Mars orbit on its very first attempt — something no other country had done.
AstroSat
India's first multi-wavelength space observatory, studying the sky in ultraviolet, visible and X-ray light.
Chandrayaan-2
The orbiter succeeded and is still working today. The lander crashed during descent.
Chandrayaan-3
India became the first country to land near the Moon's south pole. The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover worked on the surface.
Aditya-L1
India's first solar observatory. It watches the Sun from a stable point about 1.5 million km from Earth.
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