India sends probe to the sun after moon landingAFP, SRIHARIKOTA, IndiaIndia’s space program yesterday blasted off a spacecraft toward the center of the solar system, a week after the country’s successful uncrewed moon landing. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft lifts off yesterday from the space center in Sriharikota, India. Students celebrate as they watch the livestreamed launch of the PSLV XL rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 in Kolkata, India, yesterday. “It is a challenging mission for India,” astrophysicist Somak Raychaudhury told broadcaster NDTV on Friday. Aditya-L1 would be traveling on the ISRO-designed, 320-tonne PSLV XL rocket that has been a mainstay of the Indian space program, powering earlier launches to the Earth’s moon and Mars.

Source: Taipei Times September 02, 2023 16:40 UTC