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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on September 22 that it had failed to establish contact with the lunar lander and rover at sunrise in the next landing area during its lunar exploration mission. This means that the mission of India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has largely failed. The incident was a major setback for India's space exploration history and a loss in the international space race. What lessons should India learn from this failure? What are the implications of this failure for scientific and technological competition and cooperation between China and India?
We should analyze this event from the following aspects:
First, we need to look at the relevant facts and evidence. What kind of mission does India's Chandrayaan-3 probe represent? What is its goal and significance? At the same time, what difficulties and challenges does it face? According to the official introduction of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), the Chandrayaan-3 probe is India's third lunar exploration mission and India's first attempt to make a soft landing and patrol near the south pole of the moon. The probe consists of an orbiter, a lander and a lunar rover, with a total weight of about 3.8 tons and a total cost of about $140 million. It was launched from India's Sadish Dawan Space Centre on July 14 and after nearly two months of flight, it successfully entered lunar orbit on August 23 and successfully achieved a soft landing in the area near the south pole of the moon at 18:04 (20:34) Beijing time on the same day. This makes India the fourth country in the world to successfully land on the moon and the first to land near the moon's south pole. According to ISRO, the main goal of the Chandrayaan-3 probe is to study the characteristics of the lunar surface, topography, minerals, elements, water ice, etc., and to provide reference data for future human missions to the moon. In addition, the Chandrayaan-3 probe also carries scientific payloads provided by the United States, Britain, Germany, Sweden and other countries to carry out more scientific experiments and observations. The mission is considered one of the most complex, challenging and ambitious of India's space program, as well as an important symbol of India's demonstration of its space prowess and international standing.
The trajectory of the "Pragian" lunar rover released by ISRO
Unfortunately, however, the mission of the Chandrayaan-3 probe did not go as planned. During the landing, ISRO lost contact with the lander and rover and was unable to confirm their status and location. According to reports, when the lander is about 2.1 kilometers from the lunar surface, the signal with the ground control center is interrupted. K Sivan, chairman of ISRO, said at the time: "Everything was normal during the lander's descent until we lost contact 2.1 kilometers from the lunar surface. The data is being analyzed. Later, through orbiter observations, ISRO discovered the lander's location, but was unable to reconnect with it. According to ISRO, they will try again to get in touch with the lander and rover at sunrise in the next landing area. However, as of now, they have not received any signals. This means that the mission of the Chandrayaan-3 probe has largely failed. ISRO also acknowledged: "We hope to be able to reactivate the rover, otherwise it will forever be India's 'lunar ambassador'." ”
In addition, we need to examine the lessons and implications of the failure of India's Chandrayaan-3 probe. In this regard, we can analyze the meaning and challenges of space exploration. Space exploration represents mankind's exploration and pursuit of the unknown, and it is also an important symbol of human scientific and technological development and civilization progress. The value of space exploration lies not only in enhancing human cognition and understanding of the universe, but also in promoting the protection and development of the earth, and providing new opportunities and possibilities for the survival and development of human beings. Therefore, space exploration is a valuable and meaningful undertaking worthy of human continuous efforts and innovation.
However, space exploration is also a risky and challenging undertaking with huge costs and costs, and difficulties and failures that must be confronted. Space exploration requires advanced scientific and technological level, strict management system, perfect legal norms, and extensive international cooperation and other aspects of support and guarantee. Space exploration is therefore an undertaking that requires careful and responsible treatment and must not be taken lightly or ignored.
The failure of India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has sent us a wake-up call, reminding India to face up to its own shortcomings and shortcomings in the field of space, and strengthen its capabilities and levels in scientific and technological research and development, management supervision, legal formulation and international cooperation to improve the success rate and efficiency of space exploration.
In addition, the failure of India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has also put forward new requirements for scientific and technological competition and cooperation between China and India. As the two largest countries in Asia, both China and India have strong space ambitions and potential. In the field of space, there is both competition and cooperation between China and India. Competition can promote both sides to improve their scientific and technological level and innovation capabilities, and enhance their influence and voice on the international stage; Cooperation can promote the sharing of experience and resources between the two sides and enhance trust and cooperation in solving common problems. Therefore, China and India should maintain mutual benefit and win-win results in the space field with a benign competition and positive cooperation attitude.
While the failure of India's Chandrayaan-3 probe may be frustrating and even jealous for some Indians, China has repeatedly succeeded on the moon. However, China is not India's enemy or adversary in space, but India's friend or partner. China is willing to share its achievements and experience in the field of space with India, and is willing to carry out more space cooperation projects with India to jointly promote the development of human space.
All in all, the failure of India's Chandrayaan-3 probe is a regrettable but inevitable event, and a valuable and irreproducible experience. I hope that India will learn from this failure and continuously improve its capabilities and levels in the field of space. At the same time, I also hope that India can learn from this failure, strengthen its competition and cooperation with China in the field of space, and make its own contribution to promoting the future of human space exploration.
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