Chandrayaan-3: India’s Ambitious Mission to Soft-Land on the Moon

India’s ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission takes flight, propelled by the mighty Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3), on a transformative journey to reach the Moon. Safely nestled within the launch fairing, the spacecraft sets off on a momentous expedition covering a distance of 384,000 kilometers over an estimated duration of 45 days, with the ultimate objective of achieving a gentle touchdown on the lunar surface by the end of August. Enthusiastic space aficionados, undeterred by scorching heat, converge at the Sriharikota spaceport, eagerly anticipating the spacecraft’s emergence from the protective payload fairing. Amidst the fervor, all systems operate smoothly, bolstering the confidence of India’s space agency, ISRO, as they guide Chandrayaan-3 through the critical orbit-raising phase using the third stage of the launch vehicle.