India successfully launches ‘Chandrayaan-3’

‘Thank you Team ISRO for making India proud’: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Update (July 14, 3:26 pm): “It is indeed a moment of glory for India and destiny for all of us here at Sriharikota who were part of a history in the making. Thank you team ISRO for making India proud & thank […]

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‘Thank you Team ISRO for making India proud’: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Update (July 14, 3:26 pm): “It is indeed a moment of glory for India and destiny for all of us here at Sriharikota who were part of a history in the making. Thank you team ISRO for making India proud & thank you PM Modi for making this possible by unlocking the gates of Sriharikota and enabling India’s space sector…”: Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State Science & Technology, on the launch of Chandrayaan 3.

Update (July 14, 2:48 pm): Spacecraft lifts off successfully from Sriharikota. ISRO team monitors the progress of Moon mission Chandrayaan 3 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

India launches ‘Chandrayaan-3’

Update (July14, 2:38 pm): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches Moon mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-3 is equipped with a lander, a rover and a propulsion module. It weighs around 3,900 kilograms.

Few minutes to mission, watch here LIVE

People witness the mission anxiously as ISRO counts down to launch

Update (July 14, 2:25 pm):

Over 200 school students arrive at Sriharikota to witness the historic mission

Update (July 14, 2:18 pm): We are just few minutes away to witness the historic lift-off of India’s third lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’. The GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle, which will release the moon lander and rover into space, will lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota at 2.30 pm on Friday.

Everyone in the country is eagerly waiting for the time to come. And, according to the sources over 200 school students arrived at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on Friday to witness the launch of ISRO’s much anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission.

What students feel about it?

“…I feel very confident, I want to become an astronaut like Kalpana Chawla. I am excited..,” Subhashini, a student said.

Sundari, a teacher who accompanied the group of students thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ISRO for the mission and said that the students are very excited.

“A very happy moment for us. It is exciting for us to be here. Students are very excited to see Chandrayaan-3 launch live. We are thankful to PM Modi and ISRO…”, she said.

Mission carry hopes & dreams of our nation: PM Modi

Update (July 14, 12:44 pm): Taking it to Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “14th July 2023 will always be etched in golden letters as far as India’s space sector is concerned. Chandrayaan-3, our third lunar mission, will embark on its journey. This remarkable mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation.”

Almost 80-90% of the Chandrayaan-3 mission is indigenous: AVP Godrej Aerospace

Update (July 14, 11:30 am): Maneck Behramkamdin, Associate Vice President and Business Head at Godrej Aerospace, has expressed that the mission to Moon is indigenous. He said, “If our understanding is correct, almost 80-90 per cent of the mission (Chandrayaan-3) is indigenous. It’s a tribute to our founders and hardworking scientists at ISRO.”

Adding to it further, he said, “Chandrayaan 3 being a very prestigious mission, Godrej has contributed to the hardware for the two engines, which are the second stage engines.”

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ISRO counts down to launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission today

With just a few hours left till the launch of Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar exploration mission, which will be carried out by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday.

At 2.30 PM, the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle, which will send the lunar lander and rover into orbit, will take off from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The launch countdown commenced on Thursday at 14:35:17 IST.

It is to be noted here that the Chandrayaan-2 mission encountered difficulties during its soft landing on the lunar surface in 2019 and was ultimately determined to have failed its mission objectives. Now, ‘Chandrayaan-3’ will be ISRO’s follow-up attempt.

A ‘Launch Rehearsal’ replicating the entire launch preparation and process had already been completed earlier by ISRO. A lander, a rover, and a propulsion module weight around 3,900 kilograms will be equipped in ‘Chandrayaan-3’.

Here, the Director of Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somnath, earlier informed that if everything goes well, the spacecraft will land on the moon on August 23. Notably, the date has been decided according to the sunrise on the moon, adding to it, he said, “If it gets delayed, the landing may take next month.”

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