APRIL 9, 2024 | DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR APSC/UPSC

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ISRO's Chandrayaan-3

(GS-III: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.)
Image: Chandrayaan-3
  • Why in News?
    • Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-3 mission team received the prestigious John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. award for space exploration from the Space Foundation in the US.
  • Key Points:
    • The John L “Jack” Swigert Jr. award commemorates astronaut John L “Jack” Swigert Jr., a significant figure in space exploration history.
    • Previous recipients of this award include NASA, the University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx team, and teams behind missions like the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter and InSight-Mars Cube One, as well as NASA's Dawn and Cassini missions.
    • The Space Foundation, established in 1983, is a nonprofit organization that provides information, education, and collaboration opportunities for the global space ecosystem.
    • India's successful landing of a spacecraft on the Moon’s South Pole in September of the previous year solidified its position as a significant player in lunar exploration, alongside countries like the US, Russia, and China.







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