Is there a video somewhere from within the spacecraft at the exact moment of touchdown?
about 45 min into the video in the main article
No, that's a computer render. From what I can tell, there is no onboard video
Chandrayaan-3 Soft-landing [video]
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#392https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chandrayaan-3-mak... good read on the entire thing.
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#393Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not considering such a basic error condition seems like a gross omission. This can't even come from the software engineering, but must be some kind of managerial failure (e.g. we're short on time, but have to report great progress to my boss, so skip this scenario).
This is the software engineering version of "I am very badass", passing judgement on software at the cutting edge of science, while sitting at home writing React code.
I am a React developer and I am in this picture and I don't like it
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#394Earlier quoted context omitted.
One of the most populous countries has become a strong contender in space exploration. Hopefully, it will inspire so many more Indians to push it further and elevate the humanity, just like USA and USSR once did. It's great.
Also here come the British news lamenting about how India is wasting money instead of focusing on their poor. Slumdog Millionaire mentality.
NASA often gets the same treatment, particularly so during the Apollo program when they were getting a lot of money. It doesn't matter the country, a lot of people don't see the sense in spending a single pence on space.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/14/apollo-11-ci...
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#395This is awesome. Though one e strange this is having the PM heavily featured in this broadcast with side by side shots.
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#396Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nope. Same reaction from a wide variety of people including my wife who's not in tech and doesn't know what HN or YCombinator are. She was like "let the team speak already!"
You wife probably a highly educated person sharing similar views in life like you
So what you're saying is you'd need to be an uneducated imbecile to prefer politicians speaking to live space footage.
I think you're selling uneducated imbeciles short; surely even they prefer the space footage. Only the politicians doing the speaking prefer themselves.
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#398Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the dark side of the moon?
Not sure if you're joking.. but there's light on the dark side of the Moon, it's just called that because it's never visible from Earth. I assumed the craft that brought the lander into orbit would have some sort of visual tracking, but maybe the distances involved make that impossible and all we get is telemetry + a rendering to visualize it.
I am hoping that the lander has some ultra high definition video but because of bandwidth we haven't seen it yet but as soon as the upload to earth is complete I am hoping we get a much higher resolution video of this landing.
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> Some may argue that such endeavors push technological boundaries, inspire global scientific collaboration, and prepare humanity for existential threats.
It is widely known, not “some may argue”.
> However, considering the vast resources assigned for a mission with no direct immediate benefits to Earth's current problems, one could argue that our focus should be redirected towards addressing environmental crises, poverty, and global health challenges on Earth first
What makes you think we can’t tackle both?
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#400Not asking rhetorically but why is this a big deal? Is it because it's going to the south pole? What are some other benefits to be gained from this?
This may not be a popular question, but given the amount of poverty in India, is a space program really the best expenditure? As a geek, I love the space program. As a human, I don't think it makes sense given the poverty.
A nation isn't a singular-minded entity; rather, it comprises diverse citizens who assume various roles and contribute uniquely to global improvement. Just because they've successfully landed a rover on the moon doesn't imply the abandonment of all efforts to alleviate poverty.
Honestly, why does the recognition of India's positive accomplishments always seem overshadowed by the specter of poverty and other challenges? Did the Americans eradicate every societal issue before embarking on their lunar mission? Indians should be proud — this accomplishment is truly remarkable and signifies positive societal strides toward a better collective future. Such achievements ignite hope, and progress is fundamentally built upon hope, regardless of the symbolic origins it might stem from.