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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched country’s third mission to the Moon – Chandrayaan 3. The mission aims to conduct an in-depth exploration of the lunar surface with the assistance of a rover. (PTI Photo)
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The spacecraft blazed its way to the far side of the moon Friday in a follow-up mission to its failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover softly on the lunar surface, the country’s space agency said. (Image/ISRO)
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Union MoS (Ind. Charge) for Science & Technology and Atomic Energy & Space Jitendra Singh with ISRO Chairman S. Somanath and other scientists poses for photos during a press conference after the successful launch of ISRO‘s Mark-III (LVM3) M4 rocket carrying ‘Chandrayaan-3’. (Image/PTI)
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The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a follow up to the second lunar mission and ISRO is aiming for a soft landing on the surface of the moon by late August. (PTI Photo)
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The lander is expected to make a soft landing and the rover will conduct the experiments on the lunar surface. (PTI Photo)
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A success would make India only the fourth country to achieve the feat after the United States, China and erstwhile USSR. (PTI Photo)
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Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission in the fourth operational mission (M4) of LVM3 launcher, formerly the GSLVMkIII rocket. (Image: ISRO/Twitter)
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Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the significance of Chandrayaan-3 mission. In a tweet, the PM said that the mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation. (Image: ISRO/Twitter)
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The lunar mission is divided into three phases – the earth centric phase, the Lunar Transfer Phase and the Moon Centric Phase. (Image: ISRO/Twitter)
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Students of the Gurukul School of Arts create paintings to wish good luck to ISRO scientists in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)
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Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand art to wish good luck to ISRO scientists for ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission at Odisha’s Puri. (PTI Photo)
