Chandrayaan-3 success will pave way for similar missions on Venus, Mars: ISRO chief

Addressing the ISRO team at the Mission Operations Complex in Bengaluru after the soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3’s lander module on the lunar surface, Somanath said the success was the result of work of thousands of scientists.

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New Delhi | Updated: August 23, 2023 10:56 PM IST

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath arrives to address the media after the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the surface of the moon, at ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network facility, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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ISRO Chairperson S Somanath Wednesday lauded the scientists involved in Chandrayaan-3 moon landing mission, and said that the success of the project will create an ambition to attempt adventurous deep space missions including landings on Venus and Mars.

Addressing the ISRO team at the Mission Operations Complex in Bengaluru after the successful safe and soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3’s lander module on the lunar surface, Somanath said the success was the result of work of thousands of scientists.

Stating that the landing velocity was less than the targeted 2 m/sec, the ISRO chief said the achievement has given great hope for future missions.

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The next 14 days of experiments by the instruments on the lander and rover will be exciting, he added. He further said that the lander’s health will be assessed and the rover will come out from the lander in the next few hours.

Explaining the difficulty of the project, Somanath said the most difficult parts were the launch, the landing and capture by the orbit of the Moon, the launch of the lander for descent and the final landing.

With the mission’s success, India has become the first country to land a spacecraft on the lunar’s uncharted territory of south pole and fourth overall to reach on the Moon.

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