India's remarkable journey into space continues. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft has successfully launched on a mission to study the sun from a point 1.5 million kilometers away from Earth. Equipped with seven payloads, it'll provide invaluable insights into the sun's mysteries. Just weeks after India's historic moon landing, this mission sets…
India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft travels after it was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon.
Jitendra Singh, India’s junior minister for science and technology, praised the ISRO officials for their work on the latest launch. The sun study, combined with India’s successful moon landing, would completely change the image of the ISRO in the world community, said Manish Purohit, a former scientist at the research organization.Among the spectators, Prakash, who gave only one name, said the launch was “one more milestone” like the country’s recent moon mission. “This is going to set the bar high for ISRO,” he said.
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