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Aditya-L1, India’s solar mission, launched on September 2, 2023, marking a first with India’s space research organization, ISRO. The goal of the mission was to study the solar atmosphere.
Real Research conducted a survey on India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1 to gauge public opinions on the matter. The survey revealed that 42.88% were aware of India’s solar mission, Aditya-L1. Additionally, 67.54% showed interest in India’s space program, whereas, 32.46% did not.
Highlights
- 68.95% predict success for India’s solar mission, Aditya-L1.
- 40.65% felt Aditya-L1 would solidify India’s position among leading space stations.
- India’s space exploration with missions like Chandrayaan and Mars Orbiter is somewhat positive,’ opined 48.36%.
ISRO’s Historic Feat
ISRO, India’s space and research organization, achieved a historic feat in August 2023 by landing a spacecraft on the moon’s unexplored south pole. Additionally, India made history as the first nation to put a craft into orbit around Mars.
India’s Aditya-L1 mission is the latest among the recent missions, that would likely make ‘significant discoveries’, predicted by up to 40.19% of survey respondents. Some 20.8% did not think the mission would bring any significant discoveries. Conversely, 39.01% were unsure about what to expect from Aditya-L1.
India’s space program ISRO received multiple milestones in recent years, Aditya-L1 being the latest. 40.65% felt Aditya-L1 would solidify India’s position among leading space nations. 33.89% said it’s uncertain if it will, whereas, 25.46% felt it won’t make a significant difference in India’s space reputation.
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Chandrayaan-3, Mars Mission, Aditya-L1, A Cry to Join the Global Elite Space Club?
Over the years, the U.S., Europe, Japan, and China have made considerable achievements in solar missions. India’s space attempts in recent years have made some believe that the missions are the country’s bid to enter the elite space club. A collective 84.89% agreed (45.49% somewhat agreed and 39.40% strongly agreed) that Aditya-L1 is India’s bid to enter the elite space club. 12.28% and 2.83% somewhat disagreed and strongly disagreed with the opinion, respectively.
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India’s Growing Global Space Presence
Similarly, respondents of the survey were asked about their thoughts on India’s growing presence in space exploration, with missions like Chandrayaan and Mars Orbiter. Up to 48.36% felt somewhat positive, whereas, 26.65% were strongly positive. Conversely, 20.30% were somewhat negative and strongly negative (4.69%).
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India’s First Solar Mission, a Success?
Since 2000, countless space agencies worldwide have sent research missions to study the Sun and uncover its behavior, magnetic fields, its impact on space weather, etc. Only a handful of missions have proved successful in making meaningful discoveries. India’s solar mission is anticipated to be a success in uncovering the sun’s secrets, reporting a majority of 68.85%. 31.15% suggest that the mission will be a failure.
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Methodology | |
Survey Title | Survey On India’s First Solar Mission, Aditya-L1 |
Duration | September 9 – September 12, 2024 |
Number of Participants | 5,000 |
Demographics | Males and females, aged 21 to 99 |
Participating Countries | Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe. |
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