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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scripted history as Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft made a soft landing on the surface of the Moon Wednesday evening. The spacecraft’s Vikram lander made the soft landing at 6.04 PM (IST), ending the disappointment over the crash-landing of the Chandrayaan-2 lander four years ago. With the mission’s success, India has become the first country to land a spacecraft in uncharted territory near the lunar south pole. (Images/AP/ISRO/PTI)
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This image from video provided by the Indian Space Research Organisation shows the surface of the moon as the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft prepares for landing. (Image/ISRO)
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“The communication link is established between the Ch-3 Lander and MOX-ISTRAC, Bengaluru. Here are the images from the Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera taken during the descent,” ISRO tweeted. (Image/ISRO)
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This image from video provided by the Indian Space Research Organisation shows the surface of the moon as the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft prepares for landing on Wednesday. (Image/ISRO)
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“The image captured by the Landing Imager Camera after the landing. It shows a portion of Chandrayaan-3’s landing site. Seen also is a leg and its accompanying shadow. Chandrayaan-3 chose a relatively flat region on the lunar surface,” the space agency shared on X. (Image/ISRO)
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ISRO informed about the landing of Pragyan rover from the Vikram lander on Thursday. In a tweet on X, ISRO wrote, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Chandrayaan-3 ROVER: Made in India, Made for the MOON! The Ch-3 Rover ramped down from the Lander and India took a walk on the moon ! More updates soon.” (Image/ISRO)
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A photograph of Vikram Lander released by ISRO on August 5. India was counting down to landing a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole Wednesday. Chandrayaan-3 — “moon craft” in Sanskrit — took off from a launchpad in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on July 14, heading for the far side of the moon. (Image/ISRO)
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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath and his officers celebrate the successful landing of spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the moon at ISRO’s Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network facility in Bengaluru. (Image/AP)
