Making significant progress towards India's lunar exploration ambitions, Chandrayaan-3 is advancing smoothly and is poised to touch down at the moon's southern pole on August 23rd.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 on three spacecraft is inching closer to the surface of the Moon. It is nearly three days away from attempting a soft landing near the Lunar South Pole.

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With the successful second and final deboosting, Chandrayaan-3 has moved even closer to the Moon, marking the start of the countdown for its ambitious soft landing. On Sunday, ISRO announced that the orbit of the Lander Module (LM) had been successfully reduced, setting the stage for a soft landing attempt on the lunar surface around 6 pm on Wednesday, August 23. Notably, the health of the Lander Module (LM) was reported as normal by the Indian space agency on Saturday.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land on the moon on August 23, 2023, at 18:04 IST. The spacecraft is currently three days away from its final destination, the moon’s south pole.

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India's moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, and Russia's Luna-25 are both set to attempt a soft landing on the lunar south pole in the coming days. The two missions would not interfere with each other as they have different landing areas planned, according to the Russian Space Agency, ROSCOMS.

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Russia's Luna-25 first moon mission in 47 years crashed on the moon's surface.

Luna-25 crashes on to lunar surface, India's spacecraft to land on Aug 23 evening

Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a major milestone when its Lander Module carrying the rover inside successfully separated from the Propulsion Module on Thursday. Now the historic mission has embarked on its final journey where Lander Module comprising the lander Vikram and rover Pragyan is now ready to be lowered to an orbit that takes it closer to the moon's surface. The soft landing on the lunar south pole is scheduled at 5.47 pm on 23 August.

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India's third lunar mission is inching closer to the Moon's little-explored south pole where it aims to set down a lander and rover on 23 August.

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Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on the lunar surface around August 23 after completing a 40-day journey. On the other hand, Luna-25 is expected to land on the moon around August 21, two days ahead of Chandrayaan-3. However, both missions will attempt to land on the lunar south pole.

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ISRO is aiming to launch its 'Aditya-L1' spacecraft to study the different layers of the sun. The spacecraft will carry seven payloads. What will be the different objectives of the mission? Mohammed Saleh brings you a report.

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As India launches Chandrayaan 3, all eyes are on the Moon. But India is not alone in trying to conquer Earth's natural satellite. Watch the video to know more.

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NASA's Voyager spacecraft is exploring the ever-expanding universe. The twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are making their way through interstellar space. These spacecraft are, however, running low on energy. This raises a question: How much longer will it last?

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India's Samudrayaan project will be the nation's first manned ocean mission. India could join the elite group of countries who have conducted subsea missions with specialist technology. What is more to the Samudrayaan mission? Molly Gambhir reports.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has successfully executed the fourth orbit-raising maneuver of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. This significant development was announced by ISRO on Thursday, marking a crucial step in India's ambitious lunar mission.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully took off amid loud cheers from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. ISRO Satellite Centre Director M.Sankaran spoke to WION's Sidharth.M.P more on this.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully took off amid loud cheers from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. WION's Senior Correspondent spoke to the Director of India's Spaceport Satish Dhawan Space Centre A Rajarajan more on this.

Director of India's Spaceport, A Rajarajan speaks to WION

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully took off amid loud cheers from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. For more insights into the post-launch tracking and maneuvers of Chandrayaan-3, WION's Senior Correspondent SIdharth M.P. spoke to ISRO Chairman, Dr. Somanath.

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India shoots for the moon with historic Chandrayaan-3 mission. Chandrayaan-3 prepares for launch in Sriharikota, India on July 14, 2023. India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the launch Friday of its Chandrayaan-3 mission.

India shoots for the moon with historic Chandrayaan-3 mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully took off amid loud cheers from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Chandrayaan-3 blasts off from spaceport in southern Indian state

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The race to the moon is heating up India is gearing up to make history it's lunar aircraft Chandrayaan 3 is all set for launch.

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The UN Security Council on Friday ended a decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali, whose military junta has aligned with Russia and demanded the withdrawal of the international force battling jihadists.

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There's nothing like a glass of cool, clean drinking water to quench one’s thirst - especially for those who toil hard in the unbearable heat to earn their livelihood and cannot afford to buy packaged drinking water. One good samaritan in New Delhi has taken it upon himself to quench the thirst of one and all. 74-year-old Alagarathanan Natarajan starts his day at three in the morning every day to fill 96 earthen pitchers in and around his neighbourhood. Watch this special story.

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India is going to launch Chandrayaan-3 in July'23. This is going to be the third spacecraft to be launched under India's Chandrayaan mission. What are the special features of this launch? What does India aim to achieve with Chandrayaan-3?

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NASA's journey to Saturn's moon could reveal the chemistry that gave rise to life. An upcoming NASA mission to Saturn’s giant moon-Titan aims to discover the development of life. The mission called Dragonfly is due to launch in 2027 & will reach Titan in 2034.

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Three astronauts whose planned return spacecraft was harmed by a small meteoroid will be brought back on February 24 by a rescue ship, according to a statement from Russia's space agency on Saturday. "The launch is expected on February 24," a spokesman for the Roscosmos space agency told AFP news agency.&nbsp;

In September, MS-22 launched from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and carried NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, and Sergei Prokopyev to the International Space Station. In March, they were supposed to go back to Earth in the same spaceship.&nbsp;

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However, in mid-December, MS-22 started leaking coolant after being struck by what US and Russian space experts think was a minor space pebble. The launch was also delayed Monday when concerns were raised about the Progress MS-21, a Russian supply ship stationed at the International Space Station, which had also experienced coolant leakage.&nbsp;

"A decision has been taken to postpone the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft in an unmanned mode until March 2023," the Russian space agency said. "We stress that nothing threatens the life and health of the crew," it added. "Until the cause of the emergency situation is determined, a decision was made to postpone the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft," Roscosmos said.

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The launch of the rescue ship should now be scheduled at 03:34 on February 24, according to the Russian space agency's main designers.

Now a state commission has to sign off on the new date. The state commission was anticipated to accept the revised launch date, the Roscosmos official told AFP. The Progress cargo ship will be de-orbited on February 19, according to a second statement from the space agency.

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Three astronauts whose planned return spacecraft was harmed by a small meteoroid will be brought back on February 24 by a rescue ship, according to a statement from Russia's space agency on Saturday.

Three astronauts whose planned return spacecraft was harmed by a small meteoroid will be brought back on February 24 by a rescue ship, according to a statement from Russia's space agency on Saturday. "The launch is expected on February 24," a spokesman for the Roscosmos space agency told AFP news agency. In September, MS-22 launched from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and carried NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, and Sergei Prokopyev to the International Space Station. In March, they were supposed to go back to Earth in the same spaceship. Also Read | Rishi Sunak says UK to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons, calls for new NATO charter However, in mid-December, MS-22 started leaking coolant after being struck by what US and Russian space experts think was a minor space pebble. The launch was also delayed Monday when concerns were raised about the Progress MS-21, a Russian supply ship stationed at the International Space Station, which had also experienced coolant leakage. "A decision has been taken to postpone the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft in an unmanned mode until March 2023," the Russian space agency said. "We stress that nothing threatens the life and health of the crew," it added. "Until the cause of the emergency situation is determined, a decision was made to postpone the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft," Roscosmos said. Also Read | Munich Security Conference: Kamala Harris vows support to Ukraine for 'as long as it takes' The launch of the rescue ship should now be scheduled at 03:34 on February 24, according to the Russian space agency's main designers. Now a state commission has to sign off on the new date. The state commission was anticipated to accept the revised launch date, the Roscosmos official told AFP. The Progress cargo ship will be de-orbited on February 19, according to a second statement from the space agency. Watch | Protesters throw bricks and bottles at security personnel, violent protest grips Suriname capital Many issues have plagued Russia's space programme in recent years, resulting in the loss of satellites and other equipment. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Fifty years after the first crewed mission to the Moon, NASA launched its most powerful rocket on its maiden lunar voyage. According to NASA, Artemis-1 is first in the series of increasingly complex space missions. Will the mission revolutionise space exploration? Here are 5 reasons why this mission is important

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NASA says it's all set to test its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a mission to demonstrate the world's first planetary defence system, designed to deflect an asteroid from a potential doomsday collision with Earth.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) at the Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia. The event was also attended by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

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A new cold war is brewing in outer space. US and China are eyeing same landing site near Moon's South pole. With an aim to reconquer the moon, NASA is eyeing another launch attempt of Artemis 1.

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