The module bearing Vikram Sarabhai’s name will land on the moon; he is credited with starting India’s space program.
The Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander, launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), successfully touched down on the moon, making India the first country to reach the lunar south pole.
A Russian lunar probe crashed in the same area of the moon a few days prior to the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 touching down there.
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Internet Desk23 August 2023
The picture depicts the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s Vikram lander on the surface of the moon. — ISRO
The picture depicts the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s Vikram lander on the surface of the moon. — ISRO
The Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander, launched by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), successfully touched down on the moon, making India the first country to reach the lunar south pole.
A Russian lunar probe crashed in the same area of the moon a few days prior to the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 touching down there.
According to Al Jazeera, Chandrayaan-3, which means “moon craft” in Sanskrit, launched on July 14 from Sriharikota in southern India.
With the goal of investigating and showcasing new technologies required for extraterrestrial missions, Chandrayaan-3 is made up of an indigenous Lander module (LM), a Propulsion module (PM), and a Rover.
The Indian space program is said to have been started by Vikram Sarabhai, whose name is on the Vikram lander.
The Rover, which will conduct on-site chemical analysis of the lunar surface while it is in motion, can be deployed by the Vikram lander after a soft landing at a chosen lunar location.
India has a very low-budget aerospace project, but since it launched its first lunar orbiting mission in 2008, it has significantly increased in size and velocity.
The most recent mission only cost $74.6 million, which is considerably less than missions from other countries and proof of India’s frugal space engineering.
Experts claim that India can reduce costs by utilizing and modifying current space technology as well as by hiring a large number of highly qualified engineers at wages that are significantly lower than those of their foreign counterparts.
In 2014, India became the first Asian nation to place a satellite in Mars orbit. By the end of the year, it also intended to launch a three-day crewed mission to the Earth’s orbit.
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