Lander

India scripted history as ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) touched down on the lunar surface on Wednesday, making it only the fourth country to accomplish the feat, and first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth's only natural satellite.

Chandrayaan-3 landing: Entire country waiting for this moment, says Khattar; Schools to organise live streaming

He said all district education officers in the state were instructed to open schools from 5 pm to 6 pm for students to watch the live-telecast of the moon mission.

In Pics | A breakdown of Chandrayaan-3's key components

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land in the southern region of the Moon approximately 6:04 pm IST on August 23, 2023. If the landing is successful, India will make history by becoming the first country to achieve a gentle spacecraft landing on the lunar South Pole

ISRO's next Moon mission in collaboration with Japanese space agency gathers steam

JAXA and ISRO are developing the rover and lander, respectively. The rover will carry not only the instruments of ISRO and JAXA but also those of US space agency NASA and European Space Agency (ESA).

Chandrayaan-2 | A day where billions stood in solidarity with ISRO

Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22 from Sriharikota.

In historic feat, Philae probe successfully lands on comet

The European Space Agency's probe, known as Philae, has become the first man-made satellite to land on a comet.