Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the Moon: Jubilious celebrations take place across Kolkata
In a game-changing feat in India's space exploration, the country's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on the South Polar region of the moon on Wednesday as a nation of 1.4 billion people erupted in joy and pride ending an anxious wait for the moment. Jubilant celebrations were also held across several places in Kolkata with school kids turning triumphant at the historic moment. Images by IBNS
ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-2 on Monday
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 on Monday (July 15, 2019) from the Sriharikota Range. ISRO on Thursday released new pictures of modules of India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2. It is the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on Moon's South Pole on September 6, 2019.