The Vikram Lander has successfully touched down on the lunar surface once more, the Indian space agency said today, days after Chandrayaan-3‘s flawless moon landing.
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Vikram Lander “has exceeded Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives and successfully completed a “hop experiment””.
According to ISRO, the spacecraft “fired the engines on command, elevated itself by about 40 cm as anticipated, and safely landed at a distance of 30 to 40 cm away.”
This accomplishment, according to ISRO, “kickstarts enthuses future sample return and human missions.” The Vikram Lander’s durability is demonstrated by its vertical takeoff and touchdown on the Moon.
The Pragyan rover from the Chandrayaan-3 mission was “set into Sleep mode” last Thursday, but with charged batteries and an activated receiver.
“Wishing for an effective awakening for a new set of tasks. Otherwise, it would remain there permanently as India’s lunar envoy, according to the space agency.
With its Chandrayaan-3 lander last month, India became the first nation to set foot close to the lunar south pole.
Following a failed attempt in 2019, Chandrayaan-3’s smooth, perfect touchdown has inspired tremendous celebration across the nation. The landing is being hailed as India’s biggest scientific achievement. It occurred only days after a Russian lander crashed in the same area.
At a fraction of the price, the nation has been slowly keeping up with other space programmes’ accomplishments. Aditya-L1, the first Sun mission from ISRO, was successfully launched last week. Understanding coronal heating and solar wind acceleration are the mission’s main goals.
