The launch date has been rescheduled to August 28th, 09:26:22 (JST) or August 28th, 05:56:22 IST.🚀

#SLIM #JAXA #XRISM

X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission --- XRISM Illustration

SLIM Illustration

365 days ago - Image Taken: August 26, 2022

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
Here are the first observations from the ChaSTE payload onboard Vikram Lander.

ChaSTE (Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment) measures the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the pole, to understand the thermal behaviour of the moon's surface. It has a temperature probe equipped with a controlled penetration mechanism capable of reaching a depth of 10 cm beneath the surface. The probe is fitted with 10 individual temperature sensors.

The presented graph illustrates the temperature variations of the lunar surface/near-surface at various depths, as recorded during the probe's penetration. This is the first such profile for the lunar south pole. Detailed observations are underway.

https://twitter.com/aysneutrino/status/1695732627880419376?s=20
For layman's

ChaSTE, is telling us about the Moon's surface warmth!
They're studying the Moon's heat patterns using a special tool that digs 10cm deep.
Cool Science Coming!❤️

So Temperature dropped as it went deeper

Terminal countdown work was underway for the launch of H-ⅡA Launch Vehicle No.47.However,Today's launch is canceled because it was confirmed that the upper wind dose not satisfy the constraints at launch. #H2AF47

🚀PSLV-C57/🛰Aditya-L1 Mission:

The launch of Aditya-L1,
the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun ☀️, is scheduled for
🗓September 2, 2023, at
🕛11:50 Hrs. IST from Sriharikota.

ISRO This year-

SSLV-D2 ✅
LVM3-M3 ✅ (Oneweb India-2)
RLV LEX ✅
PSLV-C55 ✅
GSLV-F12 ✅
PSLV-C56 ✅
LVM3-M4 ✅ (CH-3 Launch and Landing)

Next upcoming-> PSLV-C57

UPCOMING LUNAR LANDER MISSIONS🌖

2023

SLIM (JAXA)

NOVA-C (Intutive Machines (IM-1)) -Nov [Part of NASA's CLPS]

Peregrine Mission one (Astrobotic Technology)[Part of NASA's CLPS]


2024

BLUE GHOST (Firefly Aerospace)[Part of NASA's CLPS]

NOVA-C (IM-2)[Part of NASA's CLPS]

[Peregine(Griffen) &VIBER(NASA)] - (Astrobotic Technology)[Part of NASA's CLPS]

Hakuto-R (ispace)[Part of NASA's CLPS]

NOVA-C (IM-3)[Part of NASA's CLPS]

Chang'e -6(CNSA)

Beresheet -2 (SPACEIL)
(Credit: Rasin)

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

In-situ scientific experiments continue .....

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument onboard the Rover unambiguously confirms the presence of Sulphur (S) in the lunar surface near the south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements.

Al, Ca, Fe, Cr, Ti, Mn, Si, and O are also detected, as expected. Search for Hydrogen (H) is underway.

LIBS instrument is developed at the Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)/ISRO, Bengaluru. isro.gov.in/LEOS.html

isro.gov.in/LIBSResults.ht…

“There are a lot of other missions in the plan, including the Mars landing mission, and the Aditya-L1 mission, which will be shortly launched."

- Reema Ghosh (part of Chandrayaan 3 rover development team)

Sign Your Name to Europa Clipper's Message in a Bottle -> Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. NASA’s Europa Clipper will determine if this ocean world has environments suitable for life to exist. https://go.nasa.gov/455Yt0L