Chandrayaan-3 may be launched in July, says Dr. Jitendra Singh

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow up mission to Chandrayaan-2. Living upto the theme of “Science of the Moon”, the scientific instruments on the lander and the rover in the Chandrayaan would be capable of studying the various aspects of Moon.

India’s coveted Moon Mission Chandrayaan 3 may be launched in the second half of July this year. Very ambitious Chandrayaan-3 Mission is aimed at demonstrating critical technology to land the Spacecraft on the South Pole of the Moon. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh informed about it, in response to a question asked on the sidelines of a massive public rally.

Dr Singh said, if things go as planned, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its ambitious project. Earlier this year, he had said, Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft successfully completed the essential tests that validated its capability to withstand the harsh environment that the Spacecraft would be facing during its launch and the subsequent journey.

The minister said, India’s earlier lunar mission Chandrayan -1 had earned the country a place of pride and supremacy in the world arena by identifying for the first time ever, the presence of water on the surface of the moon. This input was noted with great significance even by the world’s premier Space agencies like the USA’s NASA.

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow up mission to Chandrayaan-2. Living upto the theme of “Science of the Moon”, the scientific instruments on the lander and the rover in the Chandrayaan would be capable of studying the various aspects of Moon including the Lunar environment and thermo-physio properties. But at the same time, another experimental instrument incorporated in Chandrayaan-3 Mission could be capable of studying different aspects of the Earth as well, thus prompting the simultaneous theme of “Science from the Moon”.