Ready, steady GO! Chandrayaan-3 to land on Moon today. Top points

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Chandrayaan-3, which means "Mooncraft" in Sanskrit, is all set to create history by landing on the uncharted south pole of the Moon today...

According to ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 is all set to land on the Moon on Wednesday at around 18:04 hrs IST...

A previous Indian effort failed in 2019, and the latest mission comes just days after Russia's first Moon mission in almost 50 years, destined for the same region, crashed on the lunar surface.India will succeed: Former Indian space chief K..

Sivan said told AFP on Monday. . Sivan added that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had made corrections after the failure of four years ago, when scientists lost contact with the previous lunar module moments before its slated landing...

Prayers are resonating around the globe, as people of various religious affiliations unite for the successful landing of India's Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's South Pole..

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