<p>Bengaluru: An atmosphere of exuberance pervaded Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), on Thursday, after the full-scale model of Chandrayaan-3 - developed by Isro - was inaugurated there.</p>.<p>The honours were done by by Dr P Veeramuthuvel, project director of Chandrayaan-3.</p>.<p>M Vanitha, associate director of U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Isro, and Nigar Shaji, programme director at URSC, were present. </p>.Getting to the high table on space affairs.<p>Mounted on a surface resembling that of moon, the model is a real-size replica of the original Chandrayaan-3.</p>.<p>It is accompanied by a video presentation chronicling Isro's journey from the days of Chandrayaan-1 and a model of the moon showing the point of the module's landing. The model virtually recreates the space atmosphere in normal setting.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, K A Sadhana, director of VITM, said the model reached the museum on October 10 - last day of International Space Week (October 4-10).</p>.<p>"Though the model was ready, it took time to create a replica of the moon's surface, a circular model of the moon and a cover that prevents onlookers from touching the model. That meant a lot of work which ended only yesterday night," she said. </p>.<p>Vanitha, who was project director of Chandrayaan-2, spoke of how the earlier project, even though unsuccessful, provided food for thought and helped its successor. </p>.<p>"The Orbiter High Resolution Camera payload on Chandrayaan-2 had the highest resolution camera to date. It gave us pertinent information about where the module could have landed, along with data about different elements on moon," she said.</p>.ISRO Chief Somanath among 68 persons chosen for Rajyotsava award by Karnataka govt.<p>Recalling that the work on Chandrayaan-2 began in 2013, Veeramuthuvel said the orbiter used during Chandrayaan-2, designed for just a year, had surpassed all expectations by functioning even after 4 years.</p>.<p>"After rectifying shortcomings of previous mission, we were ready for all eventualities for Chandrayaan-3. Everything went as per plan in the 19 minutes," he said.</p>.<p>Pointing out that developed countries like USA and Russia had taken 4 and 11 attempts respectively, before succeeding, Veeramuthuvel said hard work is irreplaceable and due diligence is necessary for success.</p>.<p>The programme was then witness to a plethora of questions from the audience, mostly consisting of school students who had flocked the museum. Answering a question, Veeramuthuvel reminded the audience that Isro has announced its man-to-moon mission, to be completed by 2040. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: An atmosphere of exuberance pervaded Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), on Thursday, after the full-scale model of Chandrayaan-3 - developed by Isro - was inaugurated there.</p>.<p>The honours were done by by Dr P Veeramuthuvel, project director of Chandrayaan-3.</p>.<p>M Vanitha, associate director of U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Isro, and Nigar Shaji, programme director at URSC, were present. </p>.Getting to the high table on space affairs.<p>Mounted on a surface resembling that of moon, the model is a real-size replica of the original Chandrayaan-3.</p>.<p>It is accompanied by a video presentation chronicling Isro's journey from the days of Chandrayaan-1 and a model of the moon showing the point of the module's landing. The model virtually recreates the space atmosphere in normal setting.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, K A Sadhana, director of VITM, said the model reached the museum on October 10 - last day of International Space Week (October 4-10).</p>.<p>"Though the model was ready, it took time to create a replica of the moon's surface, a circular model of the moon and a cover that prevents onlookers from touching the model. That meant a lot of work which ended only yesterday night," she said. </p>.<p>Vanitha, who was project director of Chandrayaan-2, spoke of how the earlier project, even though unsuccessful, provided food for thought and helped its successor. </p>.<p>"The Orbiter High Resolution Camera payload on Chandrayaan-2 had the highest resolution camera to date. It gave us pertinent information about where the module could have landed, along with data about different elements on moon," she said.</p>.ISRO Chief Somanath among 68 persons chosen for Rajyotsava award by Karnataka govt.<p>Recalling that the work on Chandrayaan-2 began in 2013, Veeramuthuvel said the orbiter used during Chandrayaan-2, designed for just a year, had surpassed all expectations by functioning even after 4 years.</p>.<p>"After rectifying shortcomings of previous mission, we were ready for all eventualities for Chandrayaan-3. Everything went as per plan in the 19 minutes," he said.</p>.<p>Pointing out that developed countries like USA and Russia had taken 4 and 11 attempts respectively, before succeeding, Veeramuthuvel said hard work is irreplaceable and due diligence is necessary for success.</p>.<p>The programme was then witness to a plethora of questions from the audience, mostly consisting of school students who had flocked the museum. Answering a question, Veeramuthuvel reminded the audience that Isro has announced its man-to-moon mission, to be completed by 2040. </p>