If it touches down, the Chandrayaan-3 mission will make India the fourth country to land on the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan-3, which means “vehicle of the moon” in Hindi and Sanskrit, was launched last month from the Bay of Bengal. If all goes according to plan, the spacecraft — which carries no astronauts — will send a 60-pound, solar-powered rover to explore the lunar surface for two weeks. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation, the mission’s stated objectives are to land safely on the moon, deploy the rover and conduct scientific experiments.
Has India been to the moon before?
India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission in 2008 – it was pivotal Discovery of lunar water molecules – A spacecraft is an impact probe rather than a landing.
The country attempted to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface in 2019, but Chandrayaan-2 failed when it lost contact with the lander minutes before touchdown. “We have come very close, but we have more ground to cover,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the time. “Our determination to touch the moon just got stronger.”
The United States, Russia (as the Soviet Union), and China are the only three countries to have successfully landed a spacecraft on the lunar surface.
Why is everyone trying to go to the moon (again)?
Another space race is underway, albeit one very different from the Cold War-era rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Countries including the US — and India with Chandrayaan-3 — are aiming to establish or learn more about a presence at the moon’s south pole, where ice pools could provide water for long-term settlements or serve as a fuel station. Types of space exploration. (The components of water, hydrogen and oxygen, can be used as rocket fuel.)
How can I see Chandrayaan-3?
People in India can watch the launch on public broadcaster DD National TV. For international viewers, the event will be telecast live on Indian Space Agency Website, Network light Channel and Facebook page. The telecast will start at 5:20 PM IST or 7:50 AM EST. Agency officials said they could land Postponed to Sunday If the circumstances are not favourable.
