From the Moon to the Sun: India readies next space missionNEW DELHI, Sept 2, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - India's space agency takes aim at another milestone Saturday with the launch of a probe to study the Sun, a week after its successful unmanned landing on the Moon. But if successful, the latest mission from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be the first by any Asian nation to be placed in solar orbit. It is travelling on the ISRO-designed, 320-tonne PSLV XL rocket that has been a mainstay of the Indian space programme, powering earlier launches to the Moon and Mars. - Budget programme -India has been steadily matching the achievements of established spacefaring powers at a fraction of their cost. It also plans a joint mission with Japan to send another probe to the Moon by 2025 and an orbital mission to Venus within the next two years.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha September 02, 2023 04:49 UTC