India is bidding to become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the moon with the successful launch of its Chandrayaan-3 mission
Chandrayaan, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota in southern Andhra Pradesh state at just after 2:30 p.m. local time . Crowds gathered at the space center to watch the history-making launch and more than 1 million people tuned in to watch on YouTube. The Indian Space Research Organization confirmed on Twitter later Friday that Chandrayaan-3 is in “precise orbit” and has “begun its journey to the moon.
’s former chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan said India was planning to set up an independent space station by 2030. Currently, the only space stations available for expedition crews are the International Space Station and China’s Tiangong Space Station. The rapid development and innovation has made space tech one of India’s hottest sectors for investors – and world leaders appear to have taken notice.
has also proposed sending an orbiter to Venus.
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