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Rooks to rockets: Chess grandmaster Praggnanandhaa to make right moves for Isro

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 17 October 2023
India's lunar rover Pragyan has ceased functioning on the Moon, prompting the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to enlist the help of chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa to promote science and technology among young Indians. ISRO Chairman S Somanath expressed pride in both the lunar rover and the chess prodigy, stating that Praggnanandhaa's accomplishments on land paralleled those achieved by Pragyan on the Moon. Somanath also revealed plans for the first unmanned flight test of the Gaganyan human spaceflight mission on October 21.
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News video: Watch: ISRO Chairman S Somanath meets Indian Chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | Oneindia

Watch: ISRO Chairman S Somanath meets Indian Chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | Oneindia 03:23

 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Sreedhara Somanath met Indian chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa at his house in Chennai on Monday. The ISRO chief gave a replica miniature of the GSLV rocket to the chess player as an encouraging gift and wished him all success in his...

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