Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
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🇮🇳Vikram soft-landed on 🌖, again!
Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives. It successfully underwent a hop experiment.
On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away.… pic.twitter.com/T63t3MVUvI
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:32am on 04 Sep 2023,Monday Science
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has succeeded in making its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander Vikram lift off and re-land softly a second time on the moon's surface. ISRO commanded Vikram's engines to fire, raising it about 40cm before touching down 30-40cm away. ISRO shared video capturing the smooth manoeuvre. All of Vikram's systems performed well in the hop experiment, and instruments were redeployed post-jump. The lander and Pragyan rover will soon enter hibernation as the lunar night approaches, after excelling in their mission. India has proven its ability to precisely control Vikram's launch and landing twice on the moon.
