{"id":169446,"date":"2023-08-23T18:53:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/indias-perilous-moon-mission-a-success-as-country-becomes-first-to-land-near-the-mysterious-south-pole\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T18:55:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:25:05","slug":"indias-dangerous-moon-mission-is-a-successful-as-the-country-became-first-to-land-at-mysterious-south-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/indias-dangerous-moon-mission-is-a-successful-as-the-country-became-first-to-land-at-mysterious-south-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s dangerous Moon mission is a SUCCESSFUL as the country became first to land at mysterious South Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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INDIA\u2019S historic attempt to land lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s south pole has been successful today <\/p>\n

This is a significant step in the hunt for water-based, ice that scientists think will be key to future human settlement on the Moon.<\/p>\n

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India has become the fourth country in history to land softly on the Moon.<\/span>Image: ISRO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chiefs of the space industry said they had learned from their failed attempt in 2019.<\/span>Central Recorder<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vikram Lander’s last image sent before landing on the moon<\/span>Image: ISRO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, proudly declared that India was now on moon. <\/p>\n

“This is a heartbeat for 1.4billion of people. The new India is here, the beginning of a new era, the thinking behind the new effort. <\/p>\n

“This is an example of India’s shine – We made a commitment and made it a reality on the surface.<\/p>\n

This is an historic moment and we Indians are very proud of it.<\/p>\n

Chandrayaan-3 is the world’s first spacecraft to have landed near the South Pole of the Moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

India has now become the fourth nation to successfully land on the Moon.<\/p>\n

The US, former Soviet Union, and China all have soft landed near the equator of the moon. However none has led a successful mission to the south pole.<\/p>\n

It comes just days after Russia\u2019s own lunar spacecraft – it\u2019s first in 47 years – spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit.<\/p>\n

The Chandrayaan-3, which means \u201cmooncraft\u201d in Sanskrit, launched on July 14 and entered lunar orbit on August 5 carrying the Vikram lander. <\/p>\n

It was India\u2019s second try at a moon landing, following the Chandrayaan-2 attempt in 2019 which crashed into the lunar surface.<\/p>\n

Scientists lost touch with the second lunar module just moments before it was scheduled to land.<\/p>\n

Chandrayaan-2 wasn’t a complete failure, however, as it sent an orbiter to the moon – which remains active today – before it\u2019s explosive demise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The space leaders say that they have learned a great deal from this mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Former Indian space chief K Sivan told AFP on Monday that Chandrayaan-3\u2019s last photos transmitted back to Earth suggested the voyage would be successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sivan stated that ISRO had taken corrective measures after its failure four years earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cChandrayaan-3 is going to go with more ruggedness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Scientists fired only two engines in the last moments of the landing to move the spacecraft steadily toward the surface of the moon. Onlookers cheered as they did so.<\/p>\n

The landing, according to Dr Ian Whittaker of Nottingham Trent University’s space physics department, will enable India to be a more active player in future cooperative missions.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one agency will be able to have a lunar base alone and the ability to show successful technology opens the doors for India.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe successful landing means that the rover and station should provide us with a more accurate determination of lunar crust composition, particularly around the lunar south pole which is a suggested location for a lunar base due to the ability to have constant sunlight for power.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe instruments on board the rover will be useful for if we want to build structures out of local material.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was India\u2019s second try at a moon landing, following the Chandrayaan-2 attempt in 2019 which crashed into the lunar surface<\/span>Image: ISRO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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India is now the fourth country in the world to achieve a successful soft landing on Moon<\/span>Credit: AP \/ Aijaz Rahi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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