A spacecraft of NASA, orbiting the moon, sent laser beams which successfully bounced off a tiny mirror-based instrument on board the lander that is now on the lunar following India’s landmark moon mission last year.
The Chandrayaan-3 lander is set to land on the Moon today and the international space agencies Nasa and the European Space Agency (ESA) will play a key role in this process. Nasa s Deep Space Network and ESA s Estrack network will assist in communicating with the lander during its descent. ESA will support the lander throughout its lunar surface operations. Isro s tracking station in Byalalu, Karnataka, will provide crucial telemetry and scientific information.