ISRO launched its third lunar mission on-board the heavylift LVM3-M4 rocket, the largest and heaviest in its class and dubbed as 'Fat Boy', from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota
India's third moon mission Chandrayaan 3 will attempt the technically challenging soft landing on lunar surface on August 23, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said on Friday
"This momentous achievement is a testament to our scientists' relentless dedication. I salute their spirit and ingenuity!" he said
The ISRO launched its third lunar mission Chandrayaan 3 on board the heavy-lift LVM3-M4 rocket from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Friday
The propulsion module along with the lander, after gaining speed would proceed for an over a month long journey towards reaching the orbit of the moon until it goes 100 km above the lunar surface
The Isro is now set to launch Chandrayaan-3 today at 2:35 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota
NASA and ISRO are working together to develop the NISAR spacecraft in Bengaluru, set to launch in early 2024. The NISAR satellite can track every part of our planet once in 12 days
PM Modi wished good luck to Isro and said that July 14, 2023 will always be etched in golden letters as far as India's space sector is concerned
Modi urged people to know more about this mission and the strides India has made in space, science and innovation
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3 on Friday
The largest and heaviest LVM3 rocket (formerly GSLV MkIII), fondly called as 'fat boy' by ISRO scientists for its heavylift capability, has completed six consecutive successful missions
Interestingly, former President, the late Dr A P J Abdul Kalam who led India's rocket programme hails from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram
The Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to blast off at 2:35 p.m. local time Friday from India's main spaceport on Sriharikota, an island off the southern state of Andhra Pradesh
Isro has announced that spectators can watch the launch from the Launch View Gallery at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota
India is geared up for the launch of the third edition of the Moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, on Friday
Ahead of the launch, Isro scientists offered prayers at the Tirupati Venkatachalapathy temple for the mission's success
The former ISRO scientist said that as India is now inviting private participation in technology development, it would also increase the scope for more startups to enter the area
India's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, set for lift-off at 2:35 pm on July 14, will be a follow-up mission after the crash-landing of Chandrayaan-2 in September 2019 due to a software glitch
Nair also had a word of caution ahead of the launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on Friday
The countdown for the launch will begin later on Thursday, ahead of take-off on Friday from Sriharikota