JOURNAL ARTICLE

India Hopes to Boost Its Space Legacy With Latest Moon Rocket Blastoff.

  • Published In: Time.com, 2023. P. 5 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kluger, Jeffrey 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the launch of Chandrayaan-3, India's third lunar mission, which took place on July 14, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) aims for Chandrayaan-3 to successfully land on the moon by August 24, following the challenges faced by its predecessor, Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-3 includes a lander and rover equipped with instruments to study the lunar south pole's seismic activity, temperature fluctuations, and regolith composition. The mission reflects India's growing capabilities in space exploration, building on previous successes such as the Mars Orbiter Mission and the first Chandrayaan mission, which discovered water ice on the moon. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Time.com. 2023/07, p5
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:2476-2679
  • Accession Number:164957244
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