LIVE Chandrayaan-3 updates: Chandrayaan-3 will make its maiden attempt to land on the Moon’s south pole zone in less than 100 hours. The ambitious ISRO project will soft-land on the Moon on August 23.
LIVE CHANDRAAN-3: The Indian spacecraft has gotten closer to the Moon and is on track to soft-land on the lunar surface on Wednesday, August 23. On Sunday, the ISRO announced the successful reduction of the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s Lander Module (LM). The lander module of Chandrayaan-3, which was launched on July 14, successfully detached from the Propulsion Module on Thursday, 35 days after the mission was launched.
Chandrayaan-3’s mission objectives are to show a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, wandering on the Moon, and conducting in-situ scientific experiments.
DIFFICULTIES IN SPACE MISSION
According to Professor Annapurni Subramanian, distinguished astronomer and head of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), the remaining 30 kilometers of the Chandrayaan-3 mission would be critical. She stated that the parameters of space are enormous and complicated. “There will always be a small non-zero probability that something will go wrong, and we cannot eliminate that,” he said, adding, “but I’m confident we’ll make it this time.” A great deal of planning has gone into it, and Chandrayaan-3 has the best chance of succeeding
LIVESTREAMING OF SOFTLANDING
The much-anticipated event will be telecast live on August 23, 2023, beginning at 17:27 IST. According to news agency PTI, live footage of the soft landing will be available on numerous channels, including the ISRO Website, its YouTube channel, the ISRO Facebook page, and the DD National TV station.
