Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole

2023-08-05 22:48

If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.

Chandrayaan-3, India's latest Moon mission, has entered the lunar orbit, the country's space agency has said.

The spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off on 14 July. It will try to set the lander and rover on the lunar surface on 23 or 24 August.

If successful, India will...