Instrument on Chandrayaan-3 lander started serving as a location marker near lunar south pole

Chennai, Jan 19 (UNI) The Indian Space Agency on Friday announced that the Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) on the Chandrayaan-3 lander has begun serving as a fiducial point points (precisely located markers for reference) on the moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) achieved a laser range measurement using the LRA by successfully detecting signals reflected…

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75th Republic Day parade to be women-centric

New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) The 75th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will be women-centric as the women marching contingents will form the major chunk of the parade. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane said, “For the first time, the parade will be heralded by 100 women artists playing…

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