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Smart Lander for Investigating Moon ( SLIM) is a lunar lander mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lander's initial launch date in 2021 [2] [6] was postponed until 2023 due to delays in its rideshare, the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). [7] On 6 September 2023 at 23:42 UTC, [a] [3] XRISM launched, and ...
Johnson Lifts was the top lift supplier in each of the South Indian states, and had a 20% market share nationwide by 2012. The company produced about 7,000 lifts annually as of August 2012. [8] In the 2015-16 fiscal year, the company sold 9,500 lifts, recorded revenue of ₹ 1,200 crore (equivalent to ₹ 17 billion or US$210 million in 2023 ...
The year 2023 saw rapid growth and significant technical achievements in spaceflight. For the third year in a row, new world records were set for both orbital launch attempts (223) and successful orbital launches (211). The growth in orbital launch cadence can in large part be attributed to SpaceX, as they increased their number of launches ...
Chandrayaan-2. Vikram lander mounted on top of orbiter inside cleanroom. / -70.8810; 22.7840. Chandrayaan-2 ( pronunciation ⓘ; from Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after Chandrayaan-1.
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle. 03:48 UTC, 7 August 2022. [8] The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle ( SSLV) is a small-lift launch vehicle developed by ISRO with payload capacity to deliver 500 kg (1,100 lb) to low Earth orbit (500 km (310 mi)) or 300 kg (660 lb) to Sun-synchronous orbit (500 km (310 mi)) [7] for launching small satellites, with ...
A lunar lander or Moon lander is a spacecraft designed to land on the surface of the Moon. As of 2024, the Apollo Lunar Module is the only lunar lander to have ever been used in human spaceflight, completing six lunar landings from 1969 to 1972 during the United States' Apollo Program. Several robotic landers have reached the surface, and some ...
Mission terminated 20 October 1972 and contact lost on 1 November 1972, probably decayed the following year. Explorer 49. USA. Launched 10 June 1973. Contact lost August 1977, its orbit probably decayed. Luna 22. USSR. 2 June 1974. Mission terminated November 1975, its orbit probably decayed in 1976.
Carlos Slim. Carlos Slim Helú ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlin eˈlu; - esˈlim -]; [1] born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. [2] [3] From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine. [4] [5] He derived his fortune from his extensive ...