Kunal RastogiAIR 15 · CSE 2023 · 341 wordsTheir whole copy
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Recently, Chandrayaan III launched by ISRO LVM3 became the first lander to soft land on the moon south pole at location 70°S of Equator (Moon).
| Chandrayaan III | Chandrayaan II |
|---|---|
| (1) Onboard diagnostic and navigational devices for real time adjustment | (1) only source of adjustment is from orbiter. |
| (2) No orbiter and primary relay done via Chandrayaan II orbiter | (2) Separate orbiter pay Package. |
| (3) Specially reinforced legs to withstand landing speed upto 10 m/s | (3) lack of reinforced leg → led to the crash. |
| (4) Extra fuel to aid in undertaking midflight course correction. | (4) limited fuel, thus having limited capacity to alter the course. |
| (5) More larger and wider landing site | (5) Reduced and very narrow landing zone. |
| (6) More solar panels (on 4 sides) → energy | (6) fewer energy sources (2 solar panels) |
Recently, in order to enhance success of Chandrayaan III, India joined the Artemis Accord led by USA
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) fewer energy sources (2 solar panels) |
Recently, in order to enhance success of Chandrayaan III, India joined the Artemis Accord led by USA
→ Intention of creating base on Moon → Use it as transit for deep space exploration → enable exploration of mars
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Artemis Accord help India in furthering Lunar Surface
| Advantages | Limitation |
|---|---|
| (1) Help collaborative endeavour with leading space agency including NASA, ESA, Canadian Space Agency | (1) May create unhealthy competition for moon → violative of Moon Treaty and outer space treaty (1962) |
| (2) Enable Research sharing which would accelerate exploration process | (2) Prevent India from collaborating with Russia, China |
| (3) Help India's cause of Human Space flight (Gaganyaan) | (3) Can lead to India becoming junior partner of NASA |
| (4) Help explore lunar surface for materials like Helium 3 (used in fusion) |
Thus India should leverage opportunity provided by Artemis, but at same time enhance its internal capacity via NSIL, INSPACE to achieve target set under Indian Space Policy, 2023