Chandrayaan-3 mission: ISRO’s biggest highlight of 2023 - India lands on the Moon

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The year 2023 will be known for ISRO’s historic Chandrayaan-3 mission achievement, which landed a spacecraft on the Moon. Know how ISRO conducted a successful project that ensured a permanent presence for India on the Moon.

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The year 2023 will be remembered for huge in space mission successes by ISRO. While it created history through the crucial Chandrayaan-4 mission, there were many others including the Aditya-L1 mission, to name just one.

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Not, only did ISRO land on the Moon, but it also gave us some exciting details about the lunar surface with the help of Vikram lander and Pragyan rover.

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While we celebrate the Chandrayaan-3 victory, it is worth noting that success did not come easily for ISRO as they had to surmount several challenges along the way for several years.

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ISRO has conducted three lunar missions including the Chandrayaan-3 mission. However, the Chandrayaan-2 mission failed to land on the Moon and the Indian spacecraft was reported to have crashed.

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Chandrayaan-2 crash was the biggest disappointment for ISRO, but they did not give up as they learned from the mistakes and rectified all the problems in the Chadrayaan-3 mission.

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ISRO improved their landing strategy and decided on a wider area for landing of the Vikram lander. They also kept backup plans for any system failures.

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Additionally, ISRO conducted several landing tests here before the actual landing on the Moon as part of rehearsals and testing.

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It took ISRO four years to plan and develop the Chandrayaan-3 mission for it to be successful.

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Now, the Chandrayaan-3 mission has broken all the records and the year 2023 will be remembered for the mission and ISRO’s efforts to conduct a perfect lunar landing, setting India up for future lunar missions.

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India has two permanent ambassadors on the Moon now. Vikram lander and Pragyan rover are sleeping there!