“Hard lessons were learnt from Chandrayaan 1 and 2. So we need to make this mission successful,” he told ANI. Internationally, the world is looking back to the moon, the real seeding for that came from Chandrayaan-1. “We have shown that we can orbit, but we could not do a soft landing, By doing so this time we can show that Chandrayan-1 was not an isolated success. Mylswamy Annadurai, Mission Director of Chandrayaan-1, said Chandrayaan-3 is a very important mission.

A number of scientific experiments are planned and scientists will have more knowledge of the moon’s geology and the earth’s origin,” he added. By landing successfully, we will acquire landing technology and it will be good for future generations.

“We are getting tech landing on a celestial body. In space there are always unknown unknowns…hope that all issues are addressed and that we emerge with success,” he said. This time we hope that we have done enough based on the lesson of Chandrayan-2 that gives us more confidence. The challenge is the same as Chandrayan-2, same environment for landing. “We understood what went wrong with Chandrayan-2 when we could not land on the moon’s surface, we recreated the failure modes and we ensured that this time we have success. K Sivan, former director of ISRO, told ANI that the success of mission Chandrayan-3 will give a morale boost to programs like Gaganyan. One day on Moon is equal to 14 days on Earth. Upon landing, it will operate for one lunar day, which is approximately 14 Earth days. The journey from Earth to the moon for the to-be-launched spacecraft is estimated to take around a month and the landing is expected on August 23. ISRO invited citizens to witness the launch of the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 from the viewing gallery at Sriharikota.ĭuring the Chandrayaan-2 mission, ISRO lost contact with the lander when it was just a notch away from the moon’s surface.

If all goes well, Chandrayaan-3 will be the first spacecraft to land on Moon’s South Pole, demonstrating India’s technical prowess and bold spacefaring ambitions.Ĭhandrayaan-3 mission will demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, rover roving on the moon and conducting in-situ scientific experiments.

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