India may become the fourth country to land its technology on the moon
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today launched a GSLV Mk III launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota Island in the Bay of Bengal.
The rocket successfully launched the interplanetary automatic station Chandrayaan-3 (Chandrayan-3) into orbit – this is the third ISRO station for lunar exploration. If the rest of the mission goes according to plan, India will soon become the fourth country after the United States, the Soviet Union and China to land their technology on the moon.
India sends interplanetary station with lunar rover to land on the south pole of the moon
The station consists of a module with a propulsion system, a lander and a lunar rover. Today’s launch is India’s second attempt at a soft landing on the lunar surface. The attempt comes almost four years after the lander and rover Chandrayaan-2 crashed into the moon due to a software glitch. Representatives of ISRO note that this time they are sure of success.
It is planned that the “landing” will take place on August 23 or 25, 2023. It is noted that it will become historic, since successful missions of other countries landed near the equator of the moon, and those that were aimed at the south pole failed. After landing, the purpose of the mission will be to demonstrate the operation of the lunar rover and conduct a series of scientific experiments.
