India's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, has embarked upon its historic and circuitous journey to the moon. Chandrayaan-3, which consists of a propulsion unit and a robotic lander and ...

The spacecraft that ferried India's Chandrayaan-3 lander-rover duo to the moon has returned home — sort of. In a surprise announcement on Monday (Dec. 4), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ...

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Chandrayaan-3 is India's next moon mission. The spacecraft launched to the moon on July 14, 2023, at 5:05 a.m. EDT (0905 GMT or 2:35 p.m. local time July 14) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in ...

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On December 30, astronomer Jonathan McDowell posted on X.com: “The abandoned Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module, left in a 125000 x 305000 km orbit in 2024, had a bit of a tussle with the Moon in ...

India's third lunar exploration mission lifted off on Friday (July 14) and is set to arrive at the moon in late August. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

(CNN) — The propulsion module that powered India’s spacecraft to a historic moon landing just transitioned back into Earth’s orbit, according to the country’s space agency. The move aims to test how ...

The Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module, seen here below the lander in pre-launch preparations, has returned from lunar orbit to a high Earth orbit. Credit: ISRO WASHINGTON — The spacecraft that ...