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  • During the Chandrayaan-3 launch, ONTV provided a seamless viewing experience for commuters across Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bangalore

    During the Chandrayaan-3 launch, ONTV provided a seamless viewing experience for commuters across Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bangalore

    Mumbai: ONTV, India’s leading transit media advertisement brand, has announced the successful live streaming of the highly anticipated Chandrayaan-3 launch. As the exclusive live-streaming partner for the event, ONTV provided a seamless viewing experience for commuters across Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bangalore, enabling them to witness this historic moment in India’s lunar exploration.

    Chandrayaan-3, a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2, aimed to demonstrate end-to-end capabilities in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. The launch took place at 2.35 PM IST on Friday, July 14, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

    ISRO Chairman S Somanath arrived at the mission control to oversee the launch, as the countdown began for India’s second attempt to soft-land on the Moon. If ISRO pulls off this mission successfully, India will join an exclusive list of just three other countries that have managed a soft landing on the Moon—the United States, the erstwhile Soviet Union, and most recently, China. Both the United States and the Soviet Union crashed many spacecraft before they successfully landed on the Moon. China was the only country to succeed in its first attempt with the Chang’e-3 mission in 2013.

    ONTV’s extensive network and technological expertise allowed audiences to be part of this momentous occasion. Commuters could conveniently watch the live stream showcasing India’s remarkable achievements in space exploration.

    ONTV, India’s only transit media advertisement brand, takes pride in offering unique and engaging content while fostering a sense of national pride among its audience.

    “We are delighted to have provided commuters nationwide with the opportunity to witness the Chandrayaan-3 launch through our exclusive live-streaming services,” said ONTV founder & managing director Tarun Pugalia. “Our goal is to connect with the masses and bring significant moments like this directly to their daily lives. By showcasing India’s advancements in space exploration, we aim to inspire and instill a sense of awe and wonder among our viewers.”

  • Fevicreate encourages future scientists as Chandrayaan 2 prepares to land on the moon

    Fevicreate encourages future scientists as Chandrayaan 2 prepares to land on the moon

    MUMBAI: Chandrayaan 2, launched on 22 July, is a momentous mission for India and the one unlike any before. India's second lunar expedition is a scientific marvel and will shed light on a completely unexplored South Polar Region of the moon. Today’s generation, especially children, are fascinated by the mission and dream of exploring the space. The mission will create a history when it lands on the moon on 7 September.

    On this occasion, Pidilite, under the aegis of Fevicreate programme, reached 100,000 students across 650 schools in 25 cities and provided them a platform to experience and learn about Chandrayaan and the space. Fevicreate as an initiative sought to go beyond traditional teaching methods and instead adopt a ‘learning by doing’ approach, thereby incorporating creativity into the learning process.

    All through the month, Fevicreate encouraged the future scientist to try their hands at creating their own version of Chandrayaan using the specially designed ‘Fevicreate Chandrayan 2’ sheet (Crafting sheet) provided by Pidilite and Fevicol A+. This sheet tells them all about the Lander and the Rover in Chandrayaan 2, and allows them to make a model of the same. The students were assisted by the teachers and moreover the sheet also comprised of instructions that the kids could follow. 

    The activity has also been captured in a video which has been launched on 5 September.

    Going a step forward, Fevicreate has also collaborated with Nehru Planetarium for an activity where kids will be creating Chandrayaan replicas. Over 500 students will be participating and will give wings to their imagination.

    Nehru Planetarium Mumbai director Arvind Paranjpye said, “Chandrayaan 2 is a historic mission for our country and children should learn more about the same. We also believe Fevicreate’s Make Your Own Chandrayaan 2 initiative gives just the right platform for kids to explore and learn about space missions in creative and engaging manner.”

    Pidilite Industries Ltd CEO consumer products Shantanu Bhanja said, “We believe in the power of Art and Craft to help children learn. In lots of research, it is proven that making things -”projects”: beyond just seeing and hearing about them – deepen the learning process. The very acts of planning, cutting, pasting and painting for making art and craft projects are essential to the growth of fine skills development in children. Arts and Crafts provide children the opportunity to fully explore their potential, build their self-confidence, and ensure their all-round development. As a part of the Fevicreate initiative, we endeavor to introduce new learning methods to the future scientists of India and offer them a platform to think out of the box and explore beyond textbooks.”

  • National Geographic to take viewers behind-the-scenes of Chandrayaan 2 from ISRO’s Command Centre

    National Geographic to take viewers behind-the-scenes of Chandrayaan 2 from ISRO’s Command Centre

    MUMBAI: Taking further its proven legacy of always being in forefront of space content, National Geographic will set the benchmark high once again as it narrates the incredible story of India’s bold attempt to reach the moon’s south pole.

    Eleven years after the country’s first expedition to the moon, India is all set to explore the unchartered part of space with its second lunar exploration Chandrayaan-2. Developed by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the  Chandrayaan-2 will attempt to soft land the lander -Vikram and rover- Pragyan on the moon’s South Polar Region in Sep 2019. Celebrating India’s most ambitious space mission yet, National Geographic, in an endeavor to give unprecedented access to the viewers, has announced an upcoming live show based on the Chandrayaan 2 which will divulge the touchdown of the lander.

    The live show scheduled in September, will slowly drum up the excitement by giving the viewers deeper insights into the historic moment.

    The show will be an interesting interplay of live coverage and pre-shot stories narrating the iconic nature of the mission and interview of the experts of the field to talk about India’s ambitious second Mission to the Moon.

    Programming will originate from ISRO’s Command Centre , where  National Geographic will share live updates, while the Mission 2 Moon attempts to soft land on the surface of Moon. The live show will capture the excitement of will it, wont it as National Geographic brings unheard and unseen perspectives from the heart of action.

    An effort by ISRO, the mission aims to improve their understanding of the Moon — discoveries that will benefit India and humanity as a whole. These insights and experiences aim at a paradigm shift in how lunar expeditions are approached for years to come — propelling further voyages into the farthest frontiers.

    The mission attempts to foster a new age of discovery, increase understanding of space, stimulate the advancement of technology, promote global alliances, and inspire a future generation of explorers and scientists.

  • ISRO to launch 3 satellites for high-speed bandwidth connectivity

    ISRO to launch 3 satellites for high-speed bandwidth connectivity

    MUMBAI: To provide high-speed bandwidth connectivity to rural areas, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch three more satellites as a part of the government’s digital India programme, according to a report by the Press Trust of India.

    After the successful launch of two UK satellites by Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Sunday, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said, “The ISRO will launch three more satellites, which together will provide international level bandwidth speed.”

    According to Sivan, the satellites are AGSAT 20 (to be launched next year), GSAT 11, and GSAT 29. GSAT 19 has already been launched.

    Sivan informed that the space agency had planned a series of launches over the next six months. There will be a rocket launch mission every second week.

    Sivan also said earth observation satellites will also be launched in addition to the communication satellites. The much-awaited moon mission will happen next January.

    “The launch window for Chandrayaan-2 mission is planned between 3 January and 16 February 2019. We are aiming for 3 January. We do not expect any delay in the Chandrayaan-2 mission,” Sivan said.

    Sivan said that ISRO will be the certifying agency for the rocket carrying Indian astronauts.

    According to Antrix Corporation, chairman-cum-managing director S Rakesh, the revenue from the launch of two UK satellites is over Rs 220 crore. Sivan said that the ISRO would like to get the expertise of other countries in this regard.

    India on Sunday night successfully put into orbit British earth observation satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 in copybook style.

    The two satellites belonged to Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd (SSTL), UK.

    Queried about the next commercial launch, Sivan said, “The next PSLV rocket will carry 30 small satellites from third parties apart from carrying an Indian satellite.”