'Smooth sailing' as Chandrayaan-3 gets closer to the moon

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Chandrayaan-3 aims to achieve a soft landing on the moon, demonstrate the rover's capabilities, and conduct scientific experiments to better understand the moon's composition..

If successful, India will become the fourth country to land on the moon, after the US, Russia, and China.Chandrayaan-3 mission on schedule, smooth sailing continuing: ISRO..

The Mission Operations Complex (MOX) in Bengaluru is "buzzing with energy and excitement", the space agency said, as the nation awaits the lunar mission's landing on Wednesday...

The live telecast of the landing operations at MOX/Isro Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) will begin at 5.20 pm on August 23, the space agency said..

Isro has set three main objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which include soft landing on the surface of the moon, observing and demonstrating the rover's loitering capabilities on the moon, doing scientific experiments on the chemical and natural elements, soil, and water available on the surface of the moon to better understand the composition of the moon...

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