India Shoots For The Moon With Chandrayaan-3 Launch Today: 10 Points

Friday, 14 July 2023Newsdesk

ISRO says learning from the last moon mission, it has reduced the number of engines on the lander from five to four, and updated the software.

New Delhi 14 July 2023

As per news report of NDTV, India's Chandrayaan-3 will lift off at 2.35 pm today from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, carrying the hopes of an entire nation. A successful mission will make India the fourth nation to land on moon. The moon lander Vikram will be perched on a GSLV Mark 3 heavy lift launch vehicle -- dubbed the Bahubali rocket. Renamed Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LM-3), the GSLV stands 43.5 meters tall - half as high as Delhi's Qutb Minar. The journey will take over 40 days - the spacecraft is expected to touchdown on moon on August 23.

Source - NDTV