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As the countdown for India's first solar mission, Aditya-L1, to the Sun has begun, former commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield hailed India's "technological prowess" and said that everybody on Earth is "counting on technology".
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft onboard a PSLV rocket on Saturday successfully got separated and would be proceeding on its journey towards the Sun on a 125-day voyage , ISRO...
The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, allowing continuous viewing of the sun without any eclipses or obstructions.
After the successful lunar landing mission, Chandrayaan-3, India has today embarked on its first solar mission. In a proud moment for the nation, the PSLV-C57.1 rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 orbiter lifted off successfully from Andhra Pradesh at 11.50 a.m. on September 2.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of India's first solar mission, Aditya -L1, calling it another feather in the space agency's cap.