Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:03pm on 17 Aug 2023,Thursday Science
India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission achieved a key milestone on Thursday, August 17, as the Vikram lander module successfully separated from the spacecraft's propulsion module. The lander is designed to soft-land on the moon's surface and deploy the Pragyan rover to analyse the lunar soil. A successful landing would make India the fourth country after the US, Russia, and China to achieve the feat. However, India would be the first to land on the unexplored lunar South Pole. The separation of the Vikram lander propels Chandrayaan-3 forward in its journey of lunar exploration.
