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Astrobotic teams with German space agency to take radiation detector to moon

Courtesy: Astrobotic A mock-up of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander, which it intends to use for its first mission to the moon in 2021.   TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. When two Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969 became the first humans to walk on the moon, there were tremendous risks involved, including potential exposure to high levels of radiation. With an upcoming NASA mission to carry the next two American astronauts to the moon in the planning stages, Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic is helping to take a radiation detecting device to the moon.

Astronaut-Elects For ISRO s Gaganyaan Mission Return From Russia, Indian Training Module To Begin Soon

Astronaut-Elects For ISRO’s Gaganyaan Mission Return From Russia, Indian Training Module To Begin Soon Photo by Glavkosmos The four Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots, now the employees of the Indian Space Research Organisation, have completed their training for the Gaganyaan mission in Russia and will soon start with the mission-specific training that will happen in multiple Indian cities. ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan confirmed that the astronauts had returned recently, according to a report published in Times of India. Training in Russia was generic, and their Gaganyaan-specific training will be done in Chennai and Bengaluru, Sivan added. The training for conditions and reactions specific to Gaganyaan will be held in Bengaluru, and the buoyancy and water survival test will happen at the National Institute of Ocean Technology, NIOT Chennai.

Gaganyaan: 4 astronaut-elects return from Russia; India training to begin | India News

The four Indian astronaut-elects have successfully completed their training in Russia and have arrived in Bengaluru recently. Having familiarised themselves with basic astronaut training the four IAF test pilots, now employees of Isro, will soon start with the mission-specific training that will happen in multiple Indian cities. Dmitry Loskutov, director general, Glavkosmos, the organisation with whom Isro has a contract for astronaut training had told TOI in March: “.Indian astronauts didn’t need any special final exam given that they had passed all the tests and exams in the process of their preparation, he had said that the Russian module was set to complete no later than the end of March and that Isro will determine when they are supposed to return to India.

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