ISRO chief S. Somanath highlighted that the Chandrayaan-4 mission would be extremely challenging which is why it demands a longer approval time. Check out the details.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation( ISRO) has been planning for the Chandrayaan-4 mission for a very long time due to its complexity.
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One of the primary mission objectives of Chandrayaan-4 is to bring back Moon samples back to Earth. However, the task is not as easy as it sounds.
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Due to the complexity, ISRO Chief S. Somanath said the mission’s approval is taking time as several doubts are being “debated and discussed.”
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Somanath at the National Space Science Symposium said that the next lunar mission would be quite challenging as several technicalities are involved.
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The Chandrayaan-4 mission would require multiple launchers, unlike the Chandrayan-3 mission, as per the ISRO Chief.
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The Chandrayaan-4 team will also require docking knowledge and capability for the Moon or Earth which is the most crucial part of ISRO’s lunar mission.
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Additionally, the Chandrayaan-4 mission would require robotic capability to collect samples from the Moon and bring them back.
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The technical components of ISRO’s lunar mission include remote sensing, in-situ observations, and bringing Moon samples back to Earth.
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Somanath further added that the next Chandrayaan mission is speculated to be completed by the year 2027.