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Following the successful landing of the Vikram lander on the moon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from South Africa and said India’s successful moon mission was not India’s success alone. “This is a year in which the world is witnessing India’s G-20 presidency. Our approach of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’ is resonating across the globe. This human-centric approach that we represent has been welcomed universally. Our moon mission is also based on the same human-centric approach.” He added that this success belonged to all of humanity. And it would help moon missions by other countries in the future. “I am confident that all countries in the world, including those from the Global South, are capable of achieving such feats. We can all aspire for the moon and beyond,” Mr. Modi said. “India has reached the South Pole of the moon where no country in the world could reach to date with the dedication and talent of our scientists”, the Prime Minister added.

The lander will deploy the rover which will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility. The lander and the rover, with a mission life of one lunar day (14 Earth days), have scientific payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface. The Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-3 consists of an indigenous lander module, a propulsion module and a rover with the objective of developing and demonstrating new technologies required for inter-planetary missions. The objectives of the mission are to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, to demonstrate rover roving on the moon and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments. The soft landing took place mere days after Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft had crashed into the moon after spinning out of control. The lander with four legs had multiple sensors to ensure a safe touchdown, including an accelerometer, altimeters, Doppler velocimeter, inclinometer, touchdown sensor, and a suite of cameras for hazard avoidance and positional knowledge.