With Chandrayaan launch, India to become 4th country to land spacecraft on moon

Chandrayaan3 scheduled to be launched from Sriharikota this week will make India the fourth country to land its Spacecraft on the surface of the Moon said Union Minister of State Independent Charge for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on SundayHe said Prime Minister Narendra Modis recent US visit was marked by significant Spacerelated agreements indicating that the countries which had started their Space journey long before India are today looking up to the country as an equal collaboratorAfter such a quantum rise in our Space expertise under Prime Minister Narendra Modis regime India can no longer wait to be left behind in its march to the Moon the minister saidMovement of the launch vehicle to the launch pad pictwittercomTu973C6IjCmdash ISRO isro July 7 2023Singh said Chandrayaan3 is a followon mission of Chandrayaan2 and is aimed at demonstrating Indias capability in soft landing and roving on the surface of the Moon or the Lunar surface The complex mission profile he said required for the Spacecraft to enter the Moons orbit has been executed very preciselyAfter the successful landing of Chandrayaan3 on the surface of the Moon the rover which has six wheels will come out and is expected to work for 14 days on the Moon With the support of multiple cameras on the rover we will be able to receive images he said as per a release by the MinistryGiving full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing an enabling environment for Space workers and taking pathbreaking decisions like unlocking the Space sector for Public Private Partnership PPP Singh said based on the current trajectory of growth Indias space sector could be a 1trillion US Dollar economy in the coming yearsSingh said The primary objectives of Chandrayaan3 mission are threefold to demonstrate Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface to demonstrate Rover roving on the moon and to conduct insitu scientific experimentsThe minister recalled that the first in the series of Chandrayaan missions namely Chandrayaan1 is credited with having discovered the presence of water on the surface of the Moon which was a new revelation for the world and even the most premier Space agencies like the USs NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration were fascinated by this discovery and used the inputs for their further experimentsChandrayyan3 he said will be operating at the next level The spacecraft will use Launch Vehicle Mark3 developed by ISRO for its launch he addedSingh added There is tremendous excitement across the country about the launch of Chandrayaan3 particularly because Chandrayaan2 Mission could not yield the desired results because of a lapse just about 13 minutes after Spacecraft began its descent on September 6 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi was personally present at Sriharikota to witness the eventThe minister added A successor to Chandrayaan2 Chandrayaan3 has undergone a few changes to increase the robustness of the Lander He said all these modifications have been subject to exhaustive ground tests and simulations through test bedsThe Lander and Rover module of Chandrayaan3 is also configured with payloads that would provide data to the scientific community on various properties of Lunar Soil and rocks including its chemical and elemental composition Singh was quoted as saying in the releaseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever