New Delhi: It is a moment of pride for India. Our very own Chandrayaan-3 has landed on the moon.
Chandrayaan 3 touched down safely yesterday evening at 6:04 p.m. Indian time. This is the viral note that was posted on ISRO X following the mission’s success. Mission Chandrayaan-3: ‘India, I have reached my destination and so have you!’: Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on the moon! ‘Congratulations, India.’
Top United Nations leadership congratulated ISRO and India on Chandrayaan-3’s success, describing it as a “giant step” for humanity.
India became the fourth country to land on the moon. At the same time, India made history by becoming the first country to land on the Moon’s South Pole.
People who encourage people to dream say that the sky is not the limit. Once again, India has outdone itself. Despite ranking fourth among countries that have landed on the moon’s surface, India has become the first to land on the moon’s south pole. Previously, India chose the South Pole over the three countries that had landed on the moon.
The world’s countries were watching India’s move with concern. Landing on the currently explored area was difficult due to the lunar surface’s abundance of rocks and craters. India has landed a spacecraft to the South Pole, which has never been explored before.
Two hours before the landing, the final stage commands were sent to the spacecraft. After that, the spacecraft’s software took over control. The landing is completed after the spacecraft’s speed, which is travelling at more than 6,000 kilometres per hour, is reduced to two metres in a matter of seconds.
For the next 14 days (one lunar day), the Pragyan rover will send images and data from the lunar surface. The rover is powered by solar cells. The rover will slow down after 14 days.
Meanwhile, the landing of Chandrayaan-3 has created a huge cloud of dust. The rover will not start rolling until the dust settles. Dust does not accumulate on the Moon, considering that it has less gravity than Earth. Chandrayaan-3 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 14. On August 5, it entered lunar orbit. The lander was named Vikram in honour of Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space programme.
After the lunar mission, ISRO is considering several projects. Important among them is a mission to study the sun and Gaganyaan, a human spaceflight project. Aditya-L1, India’s first space-based observatory to study the sun, is gearing up for launch. It is expected that this will happen in the first week of September.
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