INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India switched off its moon rover, the first craft to reach the lunar south pole, after it completed its two-week assignment conducting
experiments, the country&s space agency said.The Pragyan rover from the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft was &set into Sleep mode& but with
batteries charged and receiver on, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, late on
Saturday.Hoping for a successful awakening for another set of assignments!& ISRO said
&Else, it will forever stay there as India&s lunar ambassador.By landing on the moon, India joined the United States, China and the former
It went beyond them in reaching the rugged south pole, shortly after Russia&s Luna-25 crashed on a similar attempt, Reuters
reported.Chandrayaan-3&s soft, textbook touchdown after a failed attempt in 2019 sparked widespread jubilation in the world&s most populous
The media hailed the landing as India&s greatest scientific feat.Pragyan travelled over 100 m (330 feet), confirming the presence of
sulphur, iron, oxygen and other elements on the moon, ISRO said.Now India is hoping for the success of a probe launched on Saturday to study
the sun, observing solar winds that can cause disturbance on earth commonly seen as auroras.The satellite is healthy& and in earth orbit,
ISRO said on Sunday, as it prepares for its 1.5 million-km (930,000-mile) journey.The post Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to
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