March 07, 2025 09:00 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Donald Trump pauses sweeping tariffs on Mexico until April 2 | Analysts warn of China advances in Myanmar, see Marco Rubio as key to US response | 'Strongly condemn': UK foreign office on S Jaishankar's security breach in London | US, Canada diplomats discuss trade amid new tariff announcement by Trump | US holds unprecedented secret talks with Hamas over release of American hostages being held in Gaza: Reports | 'No black mark on my career': IPS officer shocked over stepdaughter Ranya Rao's arrest in smuggling case | Will Europe arm Ukraine after the US halts military aid? | MK Stalin ‘rejects’ delimitation process at all-party meet, seeks status quo on Lok Sabha seats for 30 years | 9 civilians die as suicide bombers crash 2 explosive-laden cars into Pakistani army compound | Hyderabad techie dies by suicide after 6 months of wedding, family alleges dowry harrasment by husband
Chandrayaan-3
In image Vikram Lander making soft-landing on the Moon again/ courtesy: ISRO's X profile

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram Lander soft lands again, undergoes hop experiment

| @indiablooms | Sep 05, 2023, at 01:21 am

Chennai/IBNS: The Vikram lander on board India's third Lunar expedition Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing on the Moon again and successfully underwent a hop experiment.

ISRO on Monday said the Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives.

On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected, and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm.

All systems performed nominally and are healthy. Deployed Ramp, ChaSTE, and ILSA were folded back and redeployed successfully after the experiment, ISRO stated.

On the importance of the hop experiment, ISRO said: "This 'kick-start' enthuses future sample return and human missions!"

In an update, it said "Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Vikram soft-landed on the Moon again! Vikram Lander exceeded its mission objectives. It successfully underwent a hop experiment."

"On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away. Importance?: This 'kick-start' enthuses future sample return and human missions!," ISRO said.

"We have touchdown...AGAIN. Yesterday the Vikram Lander fired up its thrusters once again to perform a little hop on the Lunar surface, becoming only the 2nd spacecraft to ever do so", it said. The reason for this hop was to test out aspects of future sample return missions and crewed missions to the Moon by ISRO!! #Chandrayaan3 #ISRO," it said.

Following the experiment, the Vikram Lander was set into sleep mode just like Pragyaan Rover. Both the lander and the rover are expected to reactivate once they get sunlight on Sept 22.


 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Close menu