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Exploring Current & Future Moon Missions and Beyond: My Analyses, Thoughts, and Discussions

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Oct
07
VayuVani dashboard shown as collage

Announcing VayuVani: My Journey to Empower Truly Independent Satellite Communication

Giving voice to signals in the air, one ground station at a time
6 min read
Jun
02
Landing site of chang'e 6

Chang'e 6 lands on the Far-side of the Moon

On June 1 at 22:23 UTC, Chang'e 6 successfully landed on the far side of the Moon after a journey of nearly a month since its launch on May 3, 2024
1 min read
May
29
This visualization underscores the robust scientific achievements and potential of Chandrayaan 2 in lunar exploration

Seeing in unprecedented detail: Key Operational insights into Chandrayaan 2 Orbital High-resolution Camera

The metadata analysis of the Chandrayaan 2 OHRC highlights significant operational trends, such as changes in the orbiter's altitude resulting in setting new benchmarks, previously unreported maintenance events and shift in focus towards upcoming future missions.
9 min read
May
06
What the Chinese Chang’e 6 mission aims to bring back from the Far-side of the Moon

What the Chinese Chang’e 6 mission aims to bring back from the Far-side of the Moon

In this article, I have explored the geology of the Moon and discussed the objectives of the Chang'e 6 mission, which aims to collect samples from the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, specifically south of the Apollo basin.
6 min read
May
01
High resolution image of Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 and Pragyan rover captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC

Vikram and Pragyan: India's lunar ambassadors, now captured in images by Chandrayaan-2

First ever high-resolution image of Vikram lander and Pragyan rover of Chandrayaan-3 captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC
3 min read
Apr
28
High resolution image of SLIM-JAXA captured by Chandrayaan-2 OHRC taken on 16th March, 2024

SLIM: Unyielding Defiance Amidst Adversities

First ultra-high resolution image of SLIM-JAXA and an overview of its current status and its high precise landing
7 min read
Apr
11
Byte-sized Tutorials

Byte-sized Tutorials

This is a live page where I publish concise tutorials focused on Space exploration, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), lunar missions, and the associated tooling.
1 min read
Apr
06
Exploring Lunar Data ft. ISRO

Exploring Lunar Data ft. ISRO

Following my earlier announcements, I am excited to introduce the inaugural session of my series. Admittedly, there has been a
1 min read
Apr
02
South Pole PSR boundary shape file (orange outlines) with the NAC PSR South Pole Mosaic overlaid on LOLA topography.

Permanently Shadowed Regions

a short primer on Permanently Shadowed Regions of the South Pole region of the Moon
3 min read
Apr
01
Show & Talk:  Numero uno

Show & Talk: Numero uno

In the plan outlined for the series, I've identified several topics I'd like to discuss. This
1 min read