The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch the ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon to explore the lunar geology, environment and attempt a soft landing.
Chandrayaan-3 will attempt to register its name in history books by making India only the fourth country in the world to land on the surface of the Moon. So far, only the United States, Russia, and China have been able to achieve this milestone part of space exploration.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch the ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon to explore the lunar geology, environment and attempt a soft landing.
Chandrayaan-3 will attempt to register its name in history books. It will make India only the fourth country in the world to land on the surface of the Moon. So far, only the United States, Russia, and China have been able to achieve this milestone part of space exploration.
India’s ready to launch its Chandrayaan-3 moon-landing mission on July 14
This week marks the start of India’s second attempt at a daring indigenous moon landing.
The Chandrayaan-3 project name means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit. It is set to launch towards the moon on Friday (July 14) at 5:05 a.m. EDT (0905 GMT, or 2:35 p.m. local time) from the Indian island of Sriharikota on the country’s east coast.
A three-stage rocket called the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) will ferry the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. Also after, the spacecraft will be sent into deep space on a lunar transfer trajectory.