Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3 vs Russia’s Luna-25: Racing to the Moon’s Southern Frontier

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Chandrayaan-3 vs Russia's Luna-25

Like Chandrayaan-3, Russia is also preparing for a soft landing on the moon’s south pole. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has launched the Luna-25 (Luna-Glob lander) mission for this. Launching took place from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Aug 11, 2023, at 4:40 am IST. It is Russia’s 1st lunar probe since 1976. It is possible that … Read more

Chandrayaan-3

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Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar mission by ISRO. This is ISRO’s follow-up attempt after the Chandrayaan-2 mission faced challenges during its landing in 2019. Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14, 2023, at 2:35 pm IST aiming to soft-land on the southern pole of the moon … Read more