The Top 10 Space Missions of 2024: A Closer Look
• As we say goodbye to 2024, it's the ideal opportunity to reflect on humanity's remarkable progress in space exploration. This year has been full with historic accomplishments, ground-breaking missions, and discoveries that have broadened our understanding of the universe. • Let's take a deeper look at the top ten space missions of 2024, each one demonstrating human ambition, curiosity, and drive to explore the unknown. 1. Chandrayaan-3, India's Moon mission . • India's Chandrayaan-3 mission made news in 2024 for successfully landing near the Moon's south pole, a previously unexplored region. The mission's goal was to investigate the lunar surface and research its composition, with an emphasis on the south pole, which has the potential for water ice. Highlights : The Pragyan rover conducted tests and transmitted significant data on lunar materials to the global scientific community. Why It's Special : This mission made India the first country to la...