India sent a booster to the moon (3 photos + 2 videos)

Well, we come to you with serious news from the space sphere!





The first attempt was in 2008, but then failed to land the ship on the surface, but the Indian space The probe was the first to discover that there is water on the Moon. Truth after this discovery the satellite hit the moon and crashed. The second mission was in 2019.



This time, scientists have three important goals: to successfully deliver interplanetary automatic station "Chandrayan-3" to the south pole, launch the all-terrain vehicle and conduct a series of scientific experiments.



Yesterday, the launch vehicle of the Indian Space Organization research launched from the country's main spaceport in the southern state Andhra Pradesh.

Approximately 16 minutes later, ISRO mission control announced that the rocket had succeeded in launching the Chandrayaan-3 lander earth orbit, from which it will go to a given point on the moon. Landing is scheduled for next month. If this once everything goes well, then India will become the 4th country in the world, which managed to make a controlled landing on the satellite.



The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will also be the first to will land on the south pole of the moon, an area representing a special interest for space agencies and private space companies due to presence of water ice that could support future space station.