The success of Chandrayaan-3 is a major achievement for ISRO and for India.
Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on August 22, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The mission's main objective is to soft land a lander and rover on the lunar surface in the south pole region. The development of Chandrayaan-3 began in 2018, after the failure of Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander. The lander and rover for Chandrayaan-3 were redesigned to address the issues that led to the failure of Vikram. The lander is now equipped with a new radar system that will help it to land more accurately. The rover is also more capable, and it will be able to travel further and explore a wider area of the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3 successfully entered lunar orbit on August 23, 2023. The lander and rover were then separated from the orbiter and began their descent to the lunar surface. The lander touched down on the lunar surface on August 24, 2023, making India th...