Chandra (tckb)
@moonandbeyond.blog
🇩🇪 | 🇮🇳 Bharat ; I'm an independent researcher with a deep interest and passion for Planetary sciences/GIS #NASA #ISRO #Moon #SpaceTech blog @ https://moonandbeyond.blog
Currently building OSS LoRa Groundstation VayuVani (https://vayuvani.com)
Currently building OSS LoRa Groundstation VayuVani (https://vayuvani.com)
India rightfully declared the day Chandrayaan-3 touched down at Shiv-Shakti Point as “National Space Day” for posterity (...) I’m excited to release a Cloud-optimized Lunar Data Explorer.
More details about the portal and how to use it in my blog post below 👇
More details about the portal and how to use it in my blog post below 👇
August 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
India rightfully declared the day Chandrayaan-3 touched down at Shiv-Shakti Point as “National Space Day” for posterity (...) I’m excited to release a Cloud-optimized Lunar Data Explorer.
More details about the portal and how to use it in my blog post below 👇
More details about the portal and how to use it in my blog post below 👇
IM‑2 Athena: An Almost‑Successful South Polar Landing — Intuitive Machines Mission 2
My story on the recent Athena lunar mission
moonandbeyond.blog/p/im-2-athen...
My story on the recent Athena lunar mission
moonandbeyond.blog/p/im-2-athen...
August 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
IM‑2 Athena: An Almost‑Successful South Polar Landing — Intuitive Machines Mission 2
My story on the recent Athena lunar mission
moonandbeyond.blog/p/im-2-athen...
My story on the recent Athena lunar mission
moonandbeyond.blog/p/im-2-athen...
🚨I found the ill-fated @Int_Machines #IM2 #Athena lander using the #Chandrayaan2 OHRC and it shows some interesting patterns around the site where it hard landed. Exclusive story 👇 and I’ll share more detailed observations and my thoughts on this soon in my blog. (More pictures are storely below)
August 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🚨I found the ill-fated @Int_Machines #IM2 #Athena lander using the #Chandrayaan2 OHRC and it shows some interesting patterns around the site where it hard landed. Exclusive story 👇 and I’ll share more detailed observations and my thoughts on this soon in my blog. (More pictures are storely below)
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🚨 (New High res lunar images) On June 5, 2025, ispace_inc’s HAKUTO-R lander attempted a soft landing on the Moon in the Mare Frigoris region. Unfortunately, the mission ended in a crash landing during its final descent. (1/n)
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
🚨 (New High res lunar images) On June 5, 2025, ispace_inc’s HAKUTO-R lander attempted a soft landing on the Moon in the Mare Frigoris region. Unfortunately, the mission ended in a crash landing during its final descent. (1/n)
🚨 (New High res lunar images) On June 5, 2025, ispace_inc’s HAKUTO-R lander attempted a soft landing on the Moon in the Mare Frigoris region. Unfortunately, the mission ended in a crash landing during its final descent. (1/n)
August 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
🚨 (New High res lunar images) On June 5, 2025, ispace_inc’s HAKUTO-R lander attempted a soft landing on the Moon in the Mare Frigoris region. Unfortunately, the mission ended in a crash landing during its final descent. (1/n)
How it started vs How’s it going via x/ISROSpaceflight
NASA 🤝 ISRO
NASA 🤝 ISRO
July 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How it started vs How’s it going via x/ISROSpaceflight
NASA 🤝 ISRO
NASA 🤝 ISRO
With launch successful, ISRO waits until it starts receiving and processing 8 Terra Bytes of S-Band data and @nasajpl.bsky.social 35 Terra Bytes of L-Band data single a day!
Now that’s wealth of global data
Now that’s wealth of global data
July 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
With launch successful, ISRO waits until it starts receiving and processing 8 Terra Bytes of S-Band data and @nasajpl.bsky.social 35 Terra Bytes of L-Band data single a day!
Now that’s wealth of global data
Now that’s wealth of global data
ISRO successfully launched and deployed NISAR in its intended orbit with a precision of ~2km to its desired placement.
July 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
ISRO successfully launched and deployed NISAR in its intended orbit with a precision of ~2km to its desired placement.
A day after the launch of ispace 'RESILIENCE' ISRO
seems to have already started terrain analysis on the landing location using the highest resolition camera circling around the moon right now, Chandrayaan 2.
Image shows the latest released images of the target landing location of RESILIENCE.
seems to have already started terrain analysis on the landing location using the highest resolition camera circling around the moon right now, Chandrayaan 2.
Image shows the latest released images of the target landing location of RESILIENCE.
May 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A day after the launch of ispace 'RESILIENCE' ISRO
seems to have already started terrain analysis on the landing location using the highest resolition camera circling around the moon right now, Chandrayaan 2.
Image shows the latest released images of the target landing location of RESILIENCE.
seems to have already started terrain analysis on the landing location using the highest resolition camera circling around the moon right now, Chandrayaan 2.
Image shows the latest released images of the target landing location of RESILIENCE.
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The first German women in orbit, and the most exotic trajectory - except for those goimg to the Moon, of course - to date actually. Now let's see how much we're going to see and hear in the coming days; a ham radio contact is already planned for 7:28 UTC today: scicomm.xyz/@ARISS_Intl@...
Die Mission #Fram2 läuft! Zwei bearbeitete Screenshots aus dem Webcast (in www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3cI... gespiegelt) von Start und Aussetzen des Dragon - mit der ersten deutschen Frau im Erdorbit! Heute früh ein Amateurfunk-Kontakt: auch live auf www.youtube.com/live/qaL-D4d... ab 9:20 MESZ.
April 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The first German women in orbit, and the most exotic trajectory - except for those goimg to the Moon, of course - to date actually. Now let's see how much we're going to see and hear in the coming days; a ham radio contact is already planned for 7:28 UTC today: scicomm.xyz/@ARISS_Intl@...
Better and more accurate traverse maps of Pragyan rover of #Chandrayaan3
(check alt for sources and references)
(check alt for sources and references)
![Images from
Stooke, P.J., 2025. Chandrayaan 3 and Pragyan Rover: Traverse Analysis. 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC 2025).
references in the image:
[1] ISRO map,
https://x.com/isro/status/1697881823391711684
[2] Vadawale, S., ASET talk, Tata Institute, 19
October 2023. [3] Vadawale, S. et al., 2024. Nature,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07870-7 .
[4] Vijayan, S. et al., 2024. Icarus,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116329. [5]
Ghosh, R. et al., 2024. Int. Conf. Space Robotics.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jf5qzrmcestabrfyqhcbu5fa/bafkreiczahp5zglgrivf6lzz2ionkmo2igby366c5aborok22ocjvarfzu@jpeg)
March 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Better and more accurate traverse maps of Pragyan rover of #Chandrayaan3
(check alt for sources and references)
(check alt for sources and references)
#BGM1 bids à Dieu from Moon with one last message.
"Mission mode change detected, now in Monument Mode Goodnight friends. After exchanging our final bits of data, I will hold vigil on this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity's continued journey to the stars..." (1/3)
"Mission mode change detected, now in Monument Mode Goodnight friends. After exchanging our final bits of data, I will hold vigil on this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity's continued journey to the stars..." (1/3)
March 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#BGM1 bids à Dieu from Moon with one last message.
"Mission mode change detected, now in Monument Mode Goodnight friends. After exchanging our final bits of data, I will hold vigil on this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity's continued journey to the stars..." (1/3)
"Mission mode change detected, now in Monument Mode Goodnight friends. After exchanging our final bits of data, I will hold vigil on this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity's continued journey to the stars..." (1/3)
It’s been a year since started writing my blog here’s an update and some changes.
Moved from @Ghost to @SubstackInc . Details in my blog 👇
Moved from @Ghost to @SubstackInc . Details in my blog 👇
March 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It’s been a year since started writing my blog here’s an update and some changes.
Moved from @Ghost to @SubstackInc . Details in my blog 👇
Moved from @Ghost to @SubstackInc . Details in my blog 👇
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this is kinda hard to tell with very limited public info. But, this is what I can interpret it. The Yaoki rover is completely hidden, but you can see the shadow as well as the illuminated regolith on the top left corner.
March 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
this is kinda hard to tell with very limited public info. But, this is what I can interpret it. The Yaoki rover is completely hidden, but you can see the shadow as well as the illuminated regolith on the top left corner.
The tiny rover on board #IM2 Athena captured the broken leg of Athena (again!) and a mysterious debris off the lander. @yaoki_space has released the raw images - thanks!
here's the processed image.
#WhatYaokiSee
Credits: Daimon/C.Tungathurthi
here's the processed image.
#WhatYaokiSee
Credits: Daimon/C.Tungathurthi
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The tiny rover on board #IM2 Athena captured the broken leg of Athena (again!) and a mysterious debris off the lander. @yaoki_space has released the raw images - thanks!
here's the processed image.
#WhatYaokiSee
Credits: Daimon/C.Tungathurthi
here's the processed image.
#WhatYaokiSee
Credits: Daimon/C.Tungathurthi
First images of @Int_Machines #IM2 Athena from
@LRO_NASA Athena did land in a tiny crater than I originally imagined. Its more up north than the low illuminated areas I originally thought.
Athena is at 84.7906° S, 29.1957°E but there is a minor small uncertainty in that location.
@LRO_NASA Athena did land in a tiny crater than I originally imagined. Its more up north than the low illuminated areas I originally thought.
Athena is at 84.7906° S, 29.1957°E but there is a minor small uncertainty in that location.
March 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
First images of @Int_Machines #IM2 Athena from
@LRO_NASA Athena did land in a tiny crater than I originally imagined. Its more up north than the low illuminated areas I originally thought.
Athena is at 84.7906° S, 29.1957°E but there is a minor small uncertainty in that location.
@LRO_NASA Athena did land in a tiny crater than I originally imagined. Its more up north than the low illuminated areas I originally thought.
Athena is at 84.7906° S, 29.1957°E but there is a minor small uncertainty in that location.
Here's my initial assessment of Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission Athena Landing site. There are at least 2 significant PSR's (<1Km2) (PSR1, PSR2 ) within 3km radius around the planned -84.78°, 29.13°E target landing site.
There are other smaller PSR's within the 3Km radius and the next...(1/3)
There are other smaller PSR's within the 3Km radius and the next...(1/3)
March 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Here's my initial assessment of Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission Athena Landing site. There are at least 2 significant PSR's (<1Km2) (PSR1, PSR2 ) within 3km radius around the planned -84.78°, 29.13°E target landing site.
There are other smaller PSR's within the 3Km radius and the next...(1/3)
There are other smaller PSR's within the 3Km radius and the next...(1/3)
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We made it to the Moon!
Blue Ghost is currently orbiting our nearest celestial neighbor! 🌖
It’s truly unbelievable to see our lander finally in orbit around the thing I’ve been looking at in the night sky for 35 years.
I can’t wait to get the chance to stick the landing in a few weeks!🧪
Blue Ghost is currently orbiting our nearest celestial neighbor! 🌖
It’s truly unbelievable to see our lander finally in orbit around the thing I’ve been looking at in the night sky for 35 years.
I can’t wait to get the chance to stick the landing in a few weeks!🧪
February 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We made it to the Moon!
Blue Ghost is currently orbiting our nearest celestial neighbor! 🌖
It’s truly unbelievable to see our lander finally in orbit around the thing I’ve been looking at in the night sky for 35 years.
I can’t wait to get the chance to stick the landing in a few weeks!🧪
Blue Ghost is currently orbiting our nearest celestial neighbor! 🌖
It’s truly unbelievable to see our lander finally in orbit around the thing I’ve been looking at in the night sky for 35 years.
I can’t wait to get the chance to stick the landing in a few weeks!🧪
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We just completed our Lunar Or it Insertion (LOI) maneuver!
That means Blue Ghost is now orbiting another celestial body and has left our home forever.
Good-bye Blue!🧪
That means Blue Ghost is now orbiting another celestial body and has left our home forever.
Good-bye Blue!🧪
February 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
We just completed our Lunar Or it Insertion (LOI) maneuver!
That means Blue Ghost is now orbiting another celestial body and has left our home forever.
Good-bye Blue!🧪
That means Blue Ghost is now orbiting another celestial body and has left our home forever.
Good-bye Blue!🧪
Oh wow!
SLS is dead.
Boeing issued notifications as part of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires US employers with 100 or more full-time employees to provide a 60-day notice in advance of mass layoffs or plant closings.
(arstechnica.com)
Boeing issued notifications as part of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which requires US employers with 100 or more full-time employees to provide a 60-day notice in advance of mass layoffs or plant closings.
(arstechnica.com)
Boeing has informed its employees that NASA may cancel SLS contracts
The White House has not made a final decision yet on the large rocket.
arstechnica.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Oh wow!
Really hope they can make it this time! Just like last IM1 I’ll be watching IM2 with same enthusiasm and my assents on the landing situations.
Here’s the IM1
moonandbeyond.blog/im-1-landing...
Here’s the IM1
moonandbeyond.blog/im-1-landing...
February 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Really hope they can make it this time! Just like last IM1 I’ll be watching IM2 with same enthusiasm and my assents on the landing situations.
Here’s the IM1
moonandbeyond.blog/im-1-landing...
Here’s the IM1
moonandbeyond.blog/im-1-landing...
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Anyone in my timeline has worked with NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline in my timeline? I'm especially looking for support in creating Community Sensor Model for push broom sensor.
January 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Anyone in my timeline has worked with NASA Ames Stereo Pipeline in my timeline? I'm especially looking for support in creating Community Sensor Model for push broom sensor.
