Science News: Confirming this to TOI, Isro chairman S Somanath said: "It has too much fuel, way beyond our expectations. There's a lot of fuel left as everything wa
Ahead of Isro s attempt to softly land Vikram (the lander) on August 23, there s some good news about Chandrayaan-3: The propulsion module, which was initially expected to last for three-six months, still has more than 150 kg of fuel left. This suggests it could remain operational for several years to come.
India News: Isro chief S Somanath said that the separation of Chandrayaan-3's lander module Vikram went as planned as the agency completed a significant step in I
India News: Isro chief S Somanath has said that they are planning a proper touchdown of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander even in the event that its sensors or engine
Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S. Somanath, has stated that the Vikram lander of the country s latest lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, will still be able to land on the Moon s surface, even if two of its engines are not operational. Somanath stated that the sensors and instrumentation of the lander have been designed to handle failures, although he admitted that the key challenge will involve getting the lander to move from a horizontal position to a vertical stance, a process it failed to complete during the Chandrayaan-2 mission.