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Aug 18, 2023

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram Lander Successfully Separates from Propulsion Module

Chandrayaan-3 begins its final countdown to a successful Moon landing. The Indian spacecraft performed a successful separation of the Vikram lander module from the propulsion module, ISRO informed. Now, only a few days are left before the lander module will make an attempt to do a soft landing on the south polar region of the Moon on 23 August. If the Chandrayaan-3 mission succeeds, India will become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing by a robotic lunar rover on the Moon's surface after the US, China, and the former Soviet Union.

Aug 17, 2023

Wipro and IIT Delhi Launch Centre of Excellence for AI Innovation

Wipro, the technology services and consulting company, unveiled a centre of excellence (CoE) on generative artificial intelligence (AI). The centre is established in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Its primary mission is to facilitate both foundational and applied research in the field of generative AI. The centre will also play a pivotal role in nurturing talent and pushing the boundaries of excellence in this domain.
The partnership is part of Wipro's $1 billion commitment to accelerating AI-led innovation as part of the Wipro ai360 ecosystem and drive innovation in emerging technologies.
Subha Tatavarti, the chief technology officer at Wipro, stated, "This collaboration will not only enhance our research & development capabilities in emerging areas, such as generative AI, but will also connect us with a talent pool that will help us build advanced solutions to address existing and emerging business problems."

Aug 16, 2023

First Space-based Indian Observatory Aditya-L1, Ready for Launch

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that India's first space-based solar observatory, PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission, is ready to launch. This big project marks the country's mission that could revolutionise the understanding of the Sun's dynamics and space weather.
Aditya-L1, named after the Sun's core, aims to provide unprecedented insights into the Sun's behaviour by placing itself in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
The spacecraft is equipped with seven advanced payloads designed to scrutinize various layers of the Sun, from the photosphere and chromosphere to the outermost layer, the corona.

Aug 15, 2023

Russia Launches its Lunar Lander after almost 5 Decades

Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years in a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to hold coveted pockets of water ice.
The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the United States and China, both of which have advanced lunar exploration programs targeting the lunar south pole.
A Soyuz 2.1 rocket carrying the Luna-25 craft blasted off from the Vostochny cosmodrome, east of Moscow.
The lander is expected to touch down on the moon on August 21, Russia's space chief Yuri Borisov told state television, though the space agency previously pegged August 23 as the landing date.

Aug 14, 2023

Centre Approves Establishment of New Spaceport in Kulasekarapattinam for Launching SSLVs

The Centre approved the establishment of a new spaceport in Kulasekarapattinam, Tamil Nadu, for carrying out the launches of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLV) developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The Indian Space Policy 2023 has the provision for utilisation of a spaceport for carrying out launch activities by Non-Government Entities (NGEs), subject to technical feasibility and range safety constraints.
The Policy has been approved and released into public domain. The Policy opens up the sector for enhanced participation of NGEs across the entire value chain of the space economy, while clearly delineating the roles of various stakeholders like IN-SPACe, ISRO, NewSpace India Limited and Department of Space.

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