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The four astronauts are Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan, Group Captain Ajith Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, Wing Commader Shubhanshu Shukla.

ISRO achieves a crucial milestone as the Chandrayan propulsion module demonstrates stellar performance during testing in Earths orbit.

There appears to be a near perfect alignment of the stars for the Indian and U.S. space agencies to collaborate under. 

Vikram I is equipped to carry payloads weighing up to 480 kilograms to a low inclination orbit at 500 kilometers.

The lunar rover of Indias Chandrayaan-3 has completed its mission on the Moon and will be put into sleep mode, but may wake up later this month.

The curtain is set to fall on Chandrayaan-3s operational phase within the imminent week, a consequence of the lunar night phenomenon.

As India steadily establishes its roots in space exploration, Sanskrit, whose use sharply declined after the 13th century, seems to be once again coming into the limelight.

Indias success in landing on the Moon put the country in the ranks of countries with superior space technology. As a fellow developing country, Indonesia can follow Indias steps in building its space program.

The lunar mission has an estimated cost of only $74 million, according to an estimate provided by the nation’s space research agency in 2020.

The Chandrayaan missions represent a major triumph for India and its space agency.