Moon landing mission

"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.

Shiva personally adorned the crescent moon on his head, signifying the essence of the celestial body and enhancing its splendour.

PM Modi's announcement was greeted with applause by the ISRO scientists.

ISRO has said that several systems of the Chandrayaan-2 mission have been turned on and they are working as expected

On August 23, Wednesday, at 18:04 hours, India scripted history as the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft accomplished a precise landing on the uncharted southern extremity of the moon

With this, ISRO has achieved two of the three main objectives of the Chandrayaan-3 mission which include demonstrating Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface, Rover roving on the moon, and conducting in-situ scientific experiments.

With Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the Moon, ISRO has written a new chapter in India's space odyssey.

Shoemaker, who himself could have become the first geologist-astronaut to join the Apollo moon flight, however, could not turn his moon dream into a reality as he was diagnosed with Addison's disease.

NASA and ESA to provide assistance during Chandrayaan-3 landing

The urge to get connected to the Moon began in the year 1958 when the United States first sent spacecraft named Pioneer 0 beyond the Earth's orbit.