Chandrayaan-3 is India's space endeavor to reach the Moon.It does continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
It is built by ISRO ,rising from ashes, after the nail biting final phase crash of , Chandrayaan-2,which every indian saw at midnight ,including the Prime Minister of the country.But then failures are nothing but true learnings for life.
Chandrayaan-3 got launched on 14 July 2023, at 2:35 pm from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Second Launch Pad in Sreeharikotta. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on 5 August 2023.
Chandrayaan-3 is built on a budget of around Rs 615 crore.According to ISRO’s previous chairman K Sivan the lander rover and propulsion module for the mission cost around Rs 250 crore, while the launch service costs another Rs 365 crore.
It consists of 3 parts a propulsion Module,A Lander Module called as ‘Vikram’, and the actual space rover named ‘Pragyan’
Main mission of Chandrayaan-3 in layman terms are to
- Achieve safe and soft landing on Moon surface.
- Demonstrate rover (Pragyan) roving capabilities on the Moon.
- And to conduct scientific experiments.
Chandrayaan-3 represents the relentless pursuit of scientific excellence in one of the fastest developing nation and world's largest democracy, India .
This achievement is something every indian as a citizen and a tax payer can be proud of.It has already won hearts 💕 by sending the close view images of Moon.Its landing is planned on Moon 🌝 on 23rd August.Whatever be the outcome, it will be remembered for inspiring the largest population of the world.
Latest update on 23rd August 2023
And finally India lands on Moon.And becomes the fourth country to do so and first country to land on South pole of the Moon.Prime minister on his congratulation speach said that it's not so far that ,children will be asking for a vacation trip to Moon.
Somanath S chief of ISRO thanked his team and nation after this monumental achievement and said the learnings we gained from Chandrayaan 2 was a major contributor for the success of Chandrayaan 3.
The 'last fifteen minutes of terror' as they call for the last fifteen minutes before the landing was a nail biting moment for whole nation.However the joy of success is celebrated across the entire nation.This success will boost ISRO upcoming missions such as Gaganyaan and Mangalyaan2 etc.
Update on 24 th August 2023
Pragyan rover ramped down from the Vikram lander and is moving on the Moon's surface, where it will conduct scientific experiments for 14 days
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