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In a historic move, on September 18, 2024, the Union Cabinet of the Government of India has accorded approval for two significant space science missions, viz. the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) to study different facets of Venus including its surface and atmosphere, and the Chandrayaan-4 mission, which is meant to collect lunar samples and bring ...
Sep 20, 2024 · This mission is being developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and is expected to launch in the coming years. Here’s a closer look at the mission, why India wants to explore Venus, and why there's renewed global interest in our neighbouring planet.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Isro officials say the Venus mission could help India discover key and unique findings about the planet. “This mission will showcase our technology development capabilities and scientific prowess,” the official from the Indian space agency told ThePrint.
Sep 18, 2024 · The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a mission to build the country’s first space station module, the Chandrayaan-4 that aims to return to the Earth with lunar samples, and the country’s ...
May 5, 2022 · The Indian Space Research Organisation will send a spacecraft to orbit Venus to study what lies below its surface, the space body’s Chairperson S Somnath announced on Wednesday, reported...
Sep 18, 2024 · The Indian Space Research Organisation will aim for a March 2028 launch for the Venus mission — when Earth and Venus are at their closest. This will be India’s second mission to a planet, after the Mars Orbiter Mission in 2014. The project has been approved for R 1,236 crore.
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Sep 18, 2024 · Senior scientists from the Indian space agency explained that the mission to study Venus is being planned as an orbiter mission, which means that a spacecraft will be placed in the planet’s orbit as it hovers and conducts scientific experiments.