Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft undergoes another manoeuvre, comes even closer to Moon's surface
After this, the lander is expected to undergo a "deboost" (the process of slowing down) and make a soft landing on the south polar region of the Moon on August 23. Chandrayaan 3 BENGALURU: India’s ambitious third Moon mission’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Monday underwent another manoeuvre, bringing it even closer to the Lunar surface, ISRO said. The national space agency headquartered here said the spacecraft has now achieved a “near-circular orbit” around the moon. Post its launch on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 entered into the lunar orbit on August 5, following which two orbit reduction manoeuvres were carried out on August 6 and 9. “Orbit circularisation phase commences. Precise manoeuvre performed today has achieved a near-circula...