India's space agency has launched a rocket that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a touchdown on the moon next month. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft would be the first to land at the lunar south pole.
Posted: Jul 14, 2023 7:47 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
India's space agency launched a rocket on Friday that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a planned landing next month on the lunar south pole, an unprecedented feat that would advance India's position as a major space power. About 16 minutes later, ISRO's mission control announced that the rocket had succeeded in putting the Chandrayaan-3 lander into an Earth orbit that will send it looping toward a moon landing next month.
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