Sunita Williams On Chandrayaan-3 widely recognized for her exceptional contributions to space expeditions, eagerly anticipates the mission of the Pragyaan rover to explore the uncharted lunar south pole, an area rich in potential for groundbreaking scientific discoveries.

With a distinguished career in space exploration as a NASA astronaut, Williams also acknowledges India’s substantial role in shaping the field of space research and exploration.

In a statement released by National Geographic India, she underscores the profound importance of lunar exploration, not only for the knowledge it promises to unveil, but also for the opportunities it holds for establishing sustainable habitats beyond our planet.

Sunita Williams On Chandrayaan-3 expressed, “Touching down on the Moon is poised to grant us invaluable insights. I am genuinely thrilled that India stands at the forefront of space exploration and the quest for sustainable living on the Moon. These times are undeniably exhilarating.”

Anticipating the outcomes of the upcoming mission, Williams conveys her enthusiasm for the scientific inquiries that will arise from Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing and the subsequent activities of the rover. She sees this endeavor as a pivotal leap in advancing our understanding of the Moon’s composition and historical evolution.

Sunita Williams On Chandrayaan-3 expressed, “Touching down on the Moon is poised to grant us invaluable insights. I am genuinely thrilled that India stands at the forefront of space exploration and the quest for sustainable living on the Moon. These times are undeniably exhilarating.

“With boundless eagerness for lunar exploration, I am eagerly awaiting the scientific research that will emerge from this landing as the rover undertakes sample collection. It’s poised to be a monumental stride,” she enthuses.

Describing India’s readiness to delve into the uncharted lunar south pole region, Williams emphasizes Chandrayaan-3’s potential to conduct meticulous scientific investigations that will help identify suitable locations for establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon’s southern extremity.

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Simultaneously, as the significant lunar landing approaches, National Geographic India is set to present an exclusive live coverage of the event. The broadcast promises to provide viewers with a front-row view of the gripping moments during the landing, along with insights from esteemed astronauts like Sunita Williams and Rakesh Sharma – the inaugural Indian space traveler – among others.

The trouble began when the spacecraft was shifted into a pre-landing orbit on Saturday. At 11:57 AM GMT, contact with Luna-25 was lost, leading to its collision with the moon. Roscosmos, the state space corporation, expressed that the craft had entered an unforeseen orbit and ultimately met its end due to its encounter with the lunar surface. To investigate the reasons behind the loss of the Luna-25 craft, a specialized interdepartmental commission has been established.

Pavel Luzin, a specialist in the Russian space program, had previously highlighted the importance of Luna-25 for Russia’s bid to demonstrate independent capabilities in space exploration, even without Western assistance. This failure underscores the decline of Russia’s space dominance from the days of the Cold War, when they achieved milestones like launching Sputnik 1, the first Earth-orbiting satellite in 1957, and sending Yuri Gagarin into space in 1961.

Russia’s Luna-25 mission had aimed to land near the moon’s south pole, gathering geological samples and transmitting data about water or its elemental components. This information could be pivotal in planning future human settlements on the moon. Yet, the primary objective was to prove Russia’s capacity to successfully launch a lunar landing mission, overcoming past failures, shifts in scientific personnel, sanctions, and isolation due to conflicts like the one in Ukraine.

Surprisingly, Russian state television relegated the news of Russia’s Luna-25 loss to the eighth spot in its noon broadcast, allotting a mere 26 seconds of coverage. This comes in stark contrast to the prolonged coverage of other events, such as fires in Tenerife and a celebration for Russian pilots and crews.

Russia’s rivals, including India, China, and the US, are all making strides in lunar exploration. India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission, set to land on the moon’s south pole, is scheduled for August 23. Russia’s Luna-25 failure could hinder Russia’s aspirations to be the first to retrieve frozen water from the moon’s south pole.

Anatoly Zak, who operates the RussianSpaceWeb website focused on Russian space endeavors, highlighted the flight control system’s vulnerabilities that required multiple fixes. Zak also noted that Russia skipped the customary practice of attempting a simpler orbital mission before undertaking a more complex moon landing, unlike the traditional approach of countries like the Soviet Union, the US, China, and India.

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Russian scientists have been vocal about the detrimental impact of weak management, unrealistic projects, corruption, and declining scientific education on the space program’s effectiveness. Post-Soviet Russia faced failures with space landing missions such as Mars-96 in 1996 and Phobos-Grunt in 2011, both of which crash-landed into the Pacific Ocean.

Although the Russia’s Luna-25 mission successfully departed Earth’s orbit, its ultimate failure raises questions about the prospects of Russia’s moon program. Several upcoming missions, like Luna-26 and Luna-27, could face delays or even cancellations. As space exploration blogger Vitaly Egorov highlighted, the timeline for these missions, initially set no earlier than 2027, might now be uncertain.

In the first video, recorded on Indian Independence Day, the moon’s dark side is seen in where the lander will attempt a soft touchdown on August 23.

In the second video, Earth can be seen with the moon in the background. The video is captured just after the landing module and propulsion module separation, successfully undertaken by ISRO on Thursday. The visuals also show far-side lunar impact craters including Fabry, Giordano Bruno and Harkhebi J.

Chandrayaan-3 : इतिहास रचने का काउंट डाउन शुरू

This is the set of visuals released by the Indian space agency taken from the Chandrayaan-3 mission. The Indian lunar spacecraft has earlier captured its first-ever images of the Moon as it entered the lunar orbit.

Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander has 8 sensors

ISRO Unveils Mesmerizing Video of Moon and Earth from Chandrayaan 3 Vikram Lander”

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) delighted space enthusiasts by unveiling captivating videos captured by the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 on Friday. These videos provide an exciting glimpse into our lunar neighbor and our home planet Earth.

In one of the videos, we’re treated to a remarkable view of the Moon’s craters, all thanks to the Lander Position Detection Camera (LPDC). This footage was recorded on August 15 while the lander was securely attached to the propulsion module. The craters appear as intricate patterns on the lunar surface, giving us a closer look at the Moon’s intriguing landscape.

The second video, filmed by the Lander Imager (LI) Camera-1, grants us a unique perspective of Earth. While it’s not as large as we’re used to seeing it, the sight is still awe-inspiring. This video was captured shortly after ISRO’s successful separation of the landing module from the propulsion module, a significant achievement that occurred just the day before. The visuals also showcase lunar impact craters on the far side of the Moon, including Fabry, Giordano Bruno, and Harkhebi J.

The timing of the first video holds special significance, as it was recorded on India’s Independence Day. In this footage, we’re given a view of the Moon’s darker side, which is the intended landing site for the soft touchdown planned for August 23.

These remarkable visuals have been made public by ISRO as part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. This mission marks an important step in space exploration, as the Indian lunar spacecraft has already captured its initial images of the Moon while entering its lunar orbit.

Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander, a key player in this mission, is equipped with eight sensors that aid in gathering essential data for our journey into space.”

1. Laser Inertial Referencing and Accelerometer Package 
2. Ka-Band Altimeter 
3. Lander Position Detection Camera )
4. LHDAC 
5. Laser Altimeter 
6. Laser Doppler Velocimeter 
7. Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera 
8. Micro Star sensor
9. Inclinometer & Touchdown sensors

Russia’s Luna-25 also shares Moon images

Luna-25 automatic station flying in a circular orbit of the artificial satellite of the Moon has taken a picture of the lunar surface with television cameras of the STS-L complex. The image shows the southern polar crater Zeeman on the back side of the Moon. The coordinates of the crater centre correspond to 75 degrees south latitude and 135 degrees west longitude, the country’s state space corporation Roscosmos said in a post on the social media platform Telegram on Thursday.

Invisible from the Earth crater Zeeman – a unique object on the lunar surface and is of great interest to researchers – the height of the surrounding shaft reaches 8 kilometres above the surface of a relatively flat bottom, it added.