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
If Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander lands on the South Pole of the Moon on August 23, Isro will become the first space agency to do so
According to the space agency, to achieve the mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3, several advanced technologies are present in the Lander such as LHDAC
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The space agency said the lander module would undergo internal checks ahead of the planned soft landing
Live coverage of the soft-landing will be available on multiple platforms, including the ISRO Website, its YouTube channel, ISRO's Facebook page, and DD National TV channel
The LM, comprising the lander Vikram' and rover Pragyan', is expected to touch down on the lunar surface on August 23 evening, it said