ISRO chief

ISRO Chairman S Somanath also recalled Modi's support dating back to his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat.

"In another unique experiment, like the hop experiment on the Vikram Lander, the Propulsion Module (PM) of Chandrayaan-3 was moved from an orbit around the Moon to an orbit around Earth," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) stated in its official release.

Left-liberals mock ISRO scientists for visiting Tirupati temple before the launch of Chandrayaan-3

ISRO chief S Somnath said that the window of opportunity to launch of Chandrayaan-3 is between 12-19 July

The team of scientists, who worked on this project, were led by the then ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan.

The GSLV-F10 rocket failed as the Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition at the third stage of the rocket didn't happen, according to ISRO

ISRO gears up for Gaganyaan, Chandrayaan 3 in the year 2020.

As a collective mission, Chandrayaan 2 had achieved 95 per cent of its objective. The Chandrayan orbiter had been successfully placed and is expected to work for several years.

The initial designs for the space station, which is still in a nascent stage, suggest a 20-tonne modular abode in the low earth orbit (LEO), at an altitude of 120km to 140km.

Since the Chandrayaan-2 mission was announced, ISRO chief K Sivan has become a household name all over India.