The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has a knack of making history and it created another one. A deep space mission will be led by two women. The crucial Chandrayaan-2 mission will be lead by two ISRO as project and mission? directors, the ISRO chairman, K Sivan said.
¡°For Chandrayaan-2 mission, two women ¡ª Ritu Kridhal and M Vanitha ¡ª are leading as project and mission directors respectively,¡± said the ISRO Chairman.?
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The chairman, however, didn¡¯t give the exact number of women scientists contributing in the mission; he did put a bracket on the percentage of women working to make the mission a success.
¡°We have about 30 per cent of women working in our organisation.¡±? ¡°The lander and the rover will have the tricolour painted on them. The Hindu Business Line reported.?
¡°The Ashoka Chakra will be imprinted on the rover¡¯s wheels on one side and ISRO¡¯s logo on the other.¡± Chairman S Sivan added.
The mission will also mark the spirit of indigenisation as scores of companies, laboratories and universities are doing their bit to make the mission possible.?
¡°On the whole, Chandrayaan-2 mission depicts the true spirit of indigenisation; about 620 companies, universities and laboratories will be playing a vital role in the mission,¡± he added.
The Chairman also explained about the objectives of the mission.
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¡°It engages with the public. Chandrayaan-2 will inspire the whole nation and motivate the youth to undertake real-life applications of science and technology ¡ª to be second to none in solving the problems of man and society.¡±
¡°The mission will also expand the country¡¯s footprint in space. Moon is the perfect test-bed for proving technologies required for future space exploration, as well as insitu resource utilisation,¡± said Chairman K Sivan.