Rover completed 1 full week of experiments and only 1 more week left for its existence. Even if some kind of hardware mechanism was said to exist, ISRO thinks its not likely that rover can be used after the lunar night.
2 important experiments seem to be published by ISRO so far. One about lunar temperature profile up to a depth of 8cm and another about existence of Sulphur. Anyone would like to draw some rookie conclusions from that data? How does Lunar South pole data compare to similar experiments but conducted around the equatorial landing regions that happened earlier?
Attaching the temperature profile shared by ISRO for quick reference.
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Is the comparatively high temperature of 60 C (in comparison to earth surface) due to absence of any lunar atmosphere causing the surface to absorb all heat?
It seems the scientists didn't expect a temp variation of about 60 degree from surface and a depth of 8 cm. They expected around 20-30 degree variation it seems. I tried find if similar profiles were available from equator but couldn't.
I think moon's soil seems highly insular to make such variation happen with in a few centimeters of depth.
Seems ISRO conducted a planned "hop" experiment before making the lander and rover go to hibernation. This is supposed to gather some data that will be helpful for future "sample recovery" missions.
After the initial exuberance of landing, the period rover could be utilized seems too little, actually not sure why it was sent to hibernation 2-3 days before the supposed lunar night starts? is it a precautionary measure?
Are bhai, yeh Rover hai Indian. Inhone bola, "Chalta hai, aram karo" and rested for 2-3 days. It did some shavasana and some Buddha-style meditation for 2-3 days. No big deal. Time is just a concept.
IITians not joining ISRO, 60% students walked out of a recruitment drive after seeing pay structure: S Somanath
"Our best talents are supposed to be engineers and they are supposed to be IITians," he said in an interview with Asianet News. "But, they are not joining ISRO. If we go and try to recruit from IIT, no one joins."
Somanath's revelation that less than one per cent of IITians join ISRO has sparked a debate, with some suggesting that many talents should join the space agency as their education at IITs is heavily subsidised. However, some also backed students saying money is the main attraction for everyone. "I believe ISRO has to make packages attractive for the freshers of IITs," said one Anmol Sharma.
Much ado about nothing. I don't think they even come for placements at IITs. Several years ago, I remember trying to convince an government organisation (don't recall which one) to recruit students doing Engineering Physics (which is a major where students do both Physics and EE). I even printed out the curriculum but they said that they couldn't do that. If they are looking for Electronics Engineers, they will not accept people whose degrees are labeled Electrical Engineering and so on. IIT postgraduates and PhD's do join organisations like ISRO. ISRO seems to be doing well without "IITians" in any case.
Gaganyaan Mission: Jitendra Singh confirms date of first test flight
The Indian Space Research Organisation will carry out the first of several test flights ahead of the Gaganyaan mission on October 21, said Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday.
The test involves launching the module to outer space, bringing it back to earth, and recovering it after touchdown in the Bay of Bengal, according to a report published by the news agency PTI.
Gaganyaan's first test flight on October 21: What is it and why it's a big deal
The abort and crew escape system operates on a similar principle to an ejection seat found in fighter jets, with the primary goal of safeguarding the lives of crew members in the event of in-flight anomalies.The Crew Escape System is engineered to automatically function across various altitudes should the onboard computer detect any malfunctions.
This test flight will simulate an abort condition during the ascent trajectory. The objective is to test a crucial system to be deployed on the Gaganyaan mission that will ensure the safety of the Indian astronauts in case of an emergency in the initial phase of the launch.
