Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to the Moon, was launched on October 22, 2008 from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh
The Tamil connection of the Chandrayaan missions refers to the three scientists from Tamil Nadu who helmed each of the crucial Moon missions of India's space programme
This is the third time that Tamil Nadu has supplied the necessary soil to the Bengaluru headquartered space agency for performing the tests for its ambitious Moon missions
According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Chandrayaan-3 is all set to create history by landing on the uncharted south pole of the moon
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Vikram, Chandrayaan-3's lander, is trending on X, formally known as Twitter, as billionaire industrialists and Bollywood actors eagerly await the historic moment
Isro Chairman S Somnath revealed during the launch that 85 per cent of the LVM-3 rocket came from the private sector
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Chandrayaan-3 all set to land on the Moon today, as India hopes to be second time lucky and join a select club
"Development of a smaller lander for the LUPEX mission was discussed, among other things," an ISRO official said
"Landing on the Moon will provide us with invaluable insights. I am truly thrilled that India is at the forefront of space exploration and the pursuit of sustainable living on the Moon," Williams said
Chandrayaan-3 landing date: Isro's Rs 600 crore lunar mission will attempt landing on the far side of the Moon on Wednesday at 6:04 pm
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According to Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), the Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the moon on August 23, around 18:04 hours IST
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has kept an alternative date for Chandrayaan-3 landing on August 27, if it will not be appropriate to land the Vikram module on August 23
Chandrayaan-3 landing date: If everything goes by the book, India will land on the South Pole of the Moon, a feat no nation has ever achieved
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ISRO said the orbit of Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module was reduced on Sunday. The crash of Russia's Luna-25 will not impact India's Chandrayaan-3 mission, said India's top space scientist
All systems on the spacecraft are working "perfectly" and no contingencies are anticipated on the landing day, the Isro said on Monday
The Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said on August 20