Deorbiting manoeuvres involve the firing of the spacecraft's engines to slow down its pace and bring it closer to the Moon's surface
Chandrayaan-2 mission: Filling of Liquid Oxygen in cryogenic stage(C25) of GSLV MkIII-M1 Completed. Catch LIVE update's on India's mission to the moon
China, which didn't have a space exploration programme when Apollo 11 landed in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969, is planning a series of missions to match that achievement
Here's a brief timeline of the landmark moments of lunar exploration in modern times
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon
Conspiracy theories that claimed that the moon landing was faked and that it was all a Hollywood-like cinematic production shot on Earth have been doing the rounds for decades
Photographs of the first moon landing were nothing short of artistic masterpieces that redefined imagery with the picture of a footprint
On July 15, less than an hour before its 2:51 am scheduled take-off, the launch of Chandrayaan-2 had to be postponed due to a snag in its most powerful rocket
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People collected and shared prints of the Apollo 11 landing and moonwalk, which also became the basis for artist Andy Warhol's colored prints 'Moonwalk' and for MTV's logo in 1981
Armstrong insisted that he actually said, 'That's one small step for a man.' In fact, in the official transcript, Nasa transcribes the quote as 'that's one small step for (a) man'
A jacket Armstrong wore during the Apollo 11 mission and a moon rock are among the many artifacts
Take a look at India's moon mission journey from the launch of Chandrayaan-1 to Chandrayaan-2
The launch was scheduled to have taken place at 2.51 am from the second launchpad at Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Centre
The mission director said it was not possible to carry out the launch within the timeframe; new schedule would be announced after investigation of the glitch, which should take at least 10 days
India will be the fourth nation apart from US, the former USSR and China to reach the moon.
India will be the first country to explore the Lunar South Pole
Cost of Chandrayaan-2 mission is Rs 978 crore, including Rs 603 crore for the orbiter, lander, rover, navigation and ground support network and Rs 375 crore for Geo-stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle
Users would get to explore 20 new stories about lesser-known aspects of the mission and the people who contributed to it
'We must return to the Moon-this time to stay. We're ready to support Nasa in getting there by 2024,' Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin tweeted