Chandrayaan-3: Importance & Challenges

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is targeting the launch of its third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, in August 2022.The space agency planned for a third lunar mission after its lander rover failed to soft-land on the surface of the moon in 2019.

Features

• It will carry only a modified lander and rover and will use the orbiter of the Chandrayaan 2 mission to communicate with the earth.
• It is aiming for the same landing site in the moon's south polar region that Vikram lander targeted in 2019.

India’s Previous Chandrayaan Lunar Exploration Missions

• Chandrayaan 1: India’s first lunar exploration ....