Chandrayaan 3 Live Updates: India's third lunar mission is day-by-day moving closed to the moon. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Friday that the lunar module "reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km" after undergoing first "deboosting" around 4 pm. The second and final deebosting, which was scheduled around 2am on August 20, 2023, was also successful. Chandrayaan 3 soft landing will be a monumental moment, says ISRO
"The soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 is a monumental moment that not only fuels curiosity but also sparks a passion for exploration within the minds of our youth. It generates a profound sense of pride and unity as we collectively celebrate the prowess of Indian science and technology. It will contribute to fostering an environment of scientific inquiry and innovation," ISRO said.
Chandrayaan 3 soft landing monumental moment, says ISRO the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 is a monumental moment that not only fuels curiosity but also sparks a passion for exploration within the minds of our youth. It generates a profound sense of pride and unity as we collectively celebrate the prowess of Indian science and technology. It will contribute to fostering an environment of scientific inquiry and innovation," ISRO said.
Luna 25 crashes on moon's surface, while ISRO Chairman has said Chandrayaan 3 will make landing even if everything fails
Earlier this month, ISRO Chairman S Somnath had said the Vikram lander would make a soft landing on the lunar surface even if everything fails.
He had said even if everything fails, all the sensors, if nothing works, the Vikram landing will still make a landing. He said the Vikram Lander has been designed in such a way that it should be able to handle many failuers, provided all the algorithms work properly. We have also ensured that if the two engines of the Vikram lander do not work properly this time, it will still be able to land, he said.
No nation has soft landed on Moon's south pole region, what is India's Chandrayaan-3 doing differently this time?
Russia has been racing against India's Chandrayaan-3, which is scheduled to soft land on the south polar region on August 23 between 5.30pm and 6.30pm.
India's Chandrayaan-2, which had "partially failed" in 2019, might prove to be a key to Chandrayaan-3's success if the latter makes a "soft" and successful landing on the Moon's surface on August 23. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief S. Somnath said earlier this month that "the knowledge we had on Chandrayaan-2, we have used here (in Chandrayaan-3 mission).
Learning from the past experiences, the space agency has worked around the clock to deal with the complexities of the Moon's south pole which is said to have remained deprived of the sunlight for years.
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Luna 25 faced witnessed an 'abnormal situation' on Saturday
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft has collided on to the surface of the moon, its space agency Roscosmos said. Earlier on Saturday, the spacecraft witnessed an abnormal situation after a command was issued for it to enter its pre-landing orbit.
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