Chandrayaan-3 mission: Unknown facts of ISRO’s lunar mission

Chandrayaan- 3 mission was built with great precautions and upgrades to avoid mistakes. Know more about the unknown facts of this amazing lunar mission.

Chandrayaan- 3 mission went through major upgrades from the previous ISRO mission. The Vikram lander model and landing mechanism were the most crucial improvements ISRO made.

The soft landing planning and technology was the most significant area that ISRO had to master like other countries. In the end, the space agency made a successful landing on the Moon’s South Pole.

The launch vehicle for the Chandrayaan mission was the LVM3. Before the mission, the craft also went through many modifications and several wind tunnel tests.

ISRO specifically chose the lunar south pole for studies as the area is said to have various minerals and the area goes through many changes over time.

Experts also believe that the polar region of the Moon has water in various forms, which can be used to carry out future space exploration missions. 

Now the Chadrayaan-3 mission has been put on pause due to Vikram lander and Pragyan rover not being able to get out of their sleep mode.

ISRO expects that the lander and the rover someday will decide to wake up and they will continue making efforts for the revival.

However, the Chandrayaan-3 mission has already completed its objectives to stay on the moon for 14 days and uncover facts about the its South Pole. 

According to ISRO scientists, the mission exceeded expectations with the unplanned hop experiment of the Vikram lander.

Now, ISRO is waiting to conduct phase 2 of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which is highly unlikely to happen as it depends entirely on Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover waking up.