sábado, 7 de septiembre de 2019

An expert explains: 10, 9, 8… in the end, it was the 7 terrifying minutes | Explained News, The Indian Express

An expert explains: 10, 9, 8… in the end, it was the 7 terrifying minutes | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Amitabha Ghosh |Edited by Explained Desk |Updated: September 7, 2019 7:24:27 am

An expert explains: 10, 9, 8… in the end, it was the 7 terrifying minutes

A celebrated NASA scientist explains the significance of the Chandrayaan-2 mission – for ISRO, India, the world, and humankind as a whole.

expert explains: chandrayaan 2 moon landing tonight
Chandrayaan-2 might provide information related to the location of water ice deposits in permanently shadowed craters on the Moon.


Imagine a spacecraft hurtling through space, at 10 times the speed of an airplane, having to nearly come to a standstill in order to land gently on the Earth — all in a matter of a few minutes and, more importantly, without any human intervention. This, in a nutshell, is a soft landing.

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