GS 3 : Chandrayaan 3 Mission (Space Awareness)

Chandrayaan-3’s lander touches down precisely at 6.03 p.m., sparking celebrations; The success belongs to all of humanity. We can aspire for the moon and beyond: PM; Communication link established between lander and mission centre in Bengaluru; Rover will do chemical analysis of the lunar surface in the next 14 days

India has become the fourth country to successfully land on the moon as the Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, with the rover in its belly, successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface on Wednesday.

Precisely at 6.03 p.m. the lander touched the lunar surface and there were euphoric celebrations at the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking, and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru, as India joined an elite list of countries including the United States, Russia and China to achieve the feat, becoming the first nation to touch down on the polar region of the moon.