Chandrayaan-3: The Indian Space Agency launches a lunar mission to the impact crater in Bengaluru (INDIA)

But Chandrayaan-3 is also taking place amid renewed interest in exploring the moon. The United States and China are both aiming to send astronauts there in the coming years, and there are more robotic missions from Japan and the United States that could head there this year. Like India, many other lunar missions are aiming for the moon’s south polar region. It may have water ice that can be used for astronauts in the future.

India has a space program that is a source of pride, as is the country’s growing number of commercial space start-ups. The country’s diplomatic push is mirrored by India’s recent efforts in space exploration.

The lander is in an elliptical orbit of the moon, swinging as close as about 15 miles above the surface. On Wednesday, at 8:14 a.m., the Indian space agency said it would fire the engines of its spaceship and descend to the ground. The fall will be braked by the engines in order to achieve a soft landing.

The nation’s space program, the Indian Space Research Organization, will provide a livestream from the mission control room in Bengaluru. It can be seen on the ISRO website or in its YouTube channel. Eastern.

In Hindi, Chandrayaan means the moon craft. The landing module of the space vehicle contains a lander and a rover that will try to land on the moon’s south polar region. There are no astronauts on the robotic mission.

The day when the sun will rise is when the landing site was selected. The mission will end two weeks later when the sun sets. While on the surface, the solar-powered lander and rover will use a range of instruments to make thermal, seismic and mineralogical measurements.

Russia’s Luna-25 lander was not so lucky. The craft malfunctioned and it appears that it crashed while preparing for a landing. A year-long mission to the impact crater was intended by the Russia’s space agency to examine the properties of regolith and pockets of water ice.

Chandrayaan-3’s landing was accomplished without ground intervention. The craft’s autonomous landing system took control about one hour before the start of the descent. India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO, provided a live telecast in both Hindi and English.

The altitude dropped from 30 to 7.4 kilometers during a time of less than 12 minutes as the power descent phase began. During the following altitude hold phase, for 10 seconds the craft turned its altimeters towards the moon’s surface to take a reading of how far it was from the regolith. Then began the fine braking phrase, which ran for nearly 3 minutes, as the altitude was reduced to 800 meters.

The vertical descent phase began around 8:29 am Eastern time, and the craft began its approach to the lunar surface, turning to orient its four legs towards the landing site. It was hovered over the surface for a time because the craft’s sensors took readings of the safety of the landing site. The people in the mission control headquarters in Bengaluru erupted in cheers as it set down on the regolith. “India is on the moon!” exclaimed ISRO chairman Vikram Sarabhai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was watching the show remotely, and he was asked to speak by Sarabhai. On this joyous occasion, I would like to speak to all the people of the world. India’s successful moon mission is not just India’s alone,” said Modi, during a part of the address delivered in English. This success will help moon missions by other countries in the future, it belongs to all of humanity. I’m confident that all countries in the world, including those from the global south, are capable of achieving such things. We can all aspire for the moon and beyond.”