Ahead of Chandrayaan-3s soft landing scheduled for tomorrow (August 23) on the Moons surface, a senior India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist said that the national space agency will only go ahead with the landing if the conditions will be favourable on the day, otherwise, they will reschedule the landing on August 27.Chandrayaan-3 landing may differ: ISRO scientistSpeaking to the news agency on Monday, Nilesh M Desai, Director of, the Space Applications Centre of ISRO said, “Two hours before Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon, we will decide on whether or not it will be appropriate to land it at that time based on the health of the lander module and the conditions on the Moon. In case, if any factor appears to be not favourable, then we will land the module on the Moon on August 27.”#WATCH | Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad on Chandrayaan-3 landing on the MoonOn August 23, two hours before Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon, we will take a decision on whether or not it will be appropriate to land it at that time based on… pic.twitter.com/JZKrMQ9p6F— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2023However, the top official also expressed his confidence that lander Vikram will reach the Moons surface as per the original schedule.Vikram is to land on schedule timeNotably, Vikrams landing will be attempted a little after 6 pm on August 23 (Wednesday), said the ISRO earlier. If the lander will successfully reach the lunar surface, then India will enter an elite list, becoming only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, joining the United States, Russia, and China.Meanwhile, Russias fresh attempt – Luna-25 faced a failure in reaching the Moon. So, India has an opportunity to become the first country to achieve a soft landing on the Moons south pole, which is Chandrayaan-3s intended destination.On July 14, Indias Chandrayaan-3 took off from ISROs Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDCC) in Andhra Pradeshs Sriharikota.
