Successfull Mission will Make India the only country in the world to land on the lunar South Pole
The Indian Space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has said that if any issues arise with the lander module, the landing of Chandrayaan-3 will be postponed to August 27. This was conveyed by Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad.
The statement from ISRO can be considered as how determined the space agency is on not to leave any room for failure and make the 'Space' for success of the third lunar mission even if requires more 'Time'.
A decision will be made two hours before the planned landing on August 23, based on the module's health and the conditions on the Moon. ISRO Chairman S Somanath has assured the Minister of State that all systems are working perfectly and no contingencies are expected.
#WATCH | Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad on Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon
— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2023
"On August 23, two hours before Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon, we will take a decision on whether or not it will be appropriate to land it at that time based on… pic.twitter.com/JZKrMQ9p6F
Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, around 18:04 hours IST. While the Chandrayaan-2 mission was only partially successful since the lander lost contact after a hard landing, the ISRO successfully established two-way communication between the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module and the still orbiting Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter. Earlier today, the ISRO shared new images of the Lunar far side area captured by the Chandrayaan-3.
India will be the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat after the United States, Russia, and China, but India will be the only country in the world to land on the lunar South Pole.
It is to be noted that the very first –Chandrayaan-1 — is credited for having discovered the presence of water on the surface of the Moon, which was a new revelation for the world and even the most premier Space agencies like the USA’s NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) were fascinated by this discovery and used the inputs for their further experiments.
Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on 14 July 2023 via the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota at 2:35 PM.The primary objectives of Chandrayaan-3 mission are threefold —
- To demonstrate Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface;
- To demonstrate Rover roving on the moon
- To conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
— ISRO (@isro) August 21, 2023
Here are the images of
Lunar far side area
captured by the
Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC).
This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area -- without boulders or deep trenches -- during the descent is developed by ISRO… pic.twitter.com/rwWhrNFhHB
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