Chandrayaan-3 Live Updates: Overall process of moon landing may take 30 minutes, says ISRO chief

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Chandrayaan 3 Moon Landing Live Updates: 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. Regardless of religious boundaries, individuals are coming together to lend their support to the Chandrayaan-3 mission. This demonstration of solidarity is extending worldwide, with people participating in prayers, offering religious observances, and engaging in diverse rituals to foster its success. Stay with TOI for the latest developments.

10:40 (IST) Aug 23

India’s historic cut-price Moon mission set for touchdown

Chandrayaan-3, which means “Mooncraft” in Sanskrit, is scheduled to touch down shortly after 6:00 pm India time (1230 GMT) near the little-explored lunar south pole.”India reaches for the Moon”, The Times of India front-page headline read Wednesday, with the hoped-for lunar landing dominating local news. “It’s D-Day for Moon Mission”, The Hindustan Times said. A previous Indian effort failed in 2019, and the latest attempt comes just days after Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years, destined for the same region, crashed on the lunar surface.

Chandrayaan 3 Moon Landing: Overall process of moon landing may take 30 minutes: Isro chief

On the eve of Vikram’s scheduled landing attempt near the Moon south pole on Wednesday, Isro said all systems were working as per plan. “The mission is on schedule. Systems are undergoing regular checks. Isro chairman S Somanath told TOI that the overall process of landing may take around 30 minutes. “The exact timeline would depend on the systems and landing con ditions. We have to decide whether to land at the first visible site or choose another safer spot based on hazard detection,” he said.