The propulsion module that powered India’s spacecraft to a historic moon landing just transitioned back into Earth’s orbit, according to the country’s space agency. The move aims to test how the ...

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft experienced an unexpected extension in its lunar orbit due to a gravitational interaction with the Moon.

The spacecraft that ferried India's Chandrayaan-3 lander-rover duo to the moon has returned home — sort of. In a surprise announcement on Monday (Dec. 4), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ...

Discover how the moon's gravity altered Chandrayaan-3's propulsion module orbit, creating a new trajectory in space exploration.

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cost of $1.558 billion and a diminished need for long-term U.S. propulsion capability, the Propulsion Module was not cost-effective. In March 2001, NASA cancelled the project after recognizing that ...

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