LAKHIMPUR: It is indeed good news for the people of the State that an Assamese scientist, Chayan Dutta will oversee the launch control operations of the highly anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission. The news has made people of Assam proud, especially the people of Lakhimpur as the scientist was born in the district.
Notably, Chandrayaan-3 is the planned third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It will consist of a lander and a rover similar to Chandrayaan-2, but would not have an orbiter. Its propulsion module will behave like a communication relay satellite. The propulsion module will carry the lander and rover configuration until the spacecraft is in a 100 km lunar orbit. As per report ISRO has set three main objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which includes getting a lander safe and soft landing on the surface of the moon, observing and demonstrating the rover’s loitering capabilities on the Moon, in-site scientific observation making scientific experiments on the chemical and natural elements, soil, water, etc. available on the surface of the Moon to better understand and practice the composition of the Moon. Interplanetary refers to the development and demonstration of new technologies required for missions between two planets.
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