India becomes first nation to reach South Pole of Moon as Chandrayaan-3 makes a perfect touchdown
The Vikram lander had a flawless touchdown at a site close to the lunar south pole
The Vikram lander had a flawless touchdown at a site close to the lunar south pole
At 6:04 pm, the lander, named after the Father of India's space mission, set its feet on the Moon
ISRO has released images of the Moon captured by the Lander Position Detection Camera from an altitude of about 70 km
The mission, if successful, will lead India to become only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon.
ISRO on Friday released a set of visuals of the Moon captured by cameras positioned on the Lander Module of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
Earlier, the spacecraft’s orbit was progressively increased five times after the Chandrayaan-3 mission to Moon was launched
In the third quarter of this year, India hopes to launch the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover to the moon
"We're going back to the Moon, and we're continuing on to Mars -- and so today we welcome 10 new explorers"
According to Dr.Hiroshi Yamakawa, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the LUPEX will include an Indian Lunar lander and a Japanese rover.