{"id":251652,"date":"2023-07-11T20:11:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=251652"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:56:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:26:48","slug":"second-moonshot-on-chandrayaan-3-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/second-moonshot-on-chandrayaan-3-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Second moonshot \u2013 On Chandrayaan-3 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post is based on an article\u00a0<strong>\u201cSecond moonshot<\/strong>\u201d published in<strong> The Hindu <\/strong>on\u00a0<strong>11<sup>th<\/sup> July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong><strong>GS 3 \u2013 Science &amp; Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance: <\/strong><strong>Significance of <\/strong>Chandrayaan-3 mission<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon on July 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Chandrayaan-3 Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chandrayaan-3-successfully-completes-crucial-test\/\"><strong>Chandrayaan-3 successfully completes crucial test<\/strong><\/a><strong> and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chandrayaan-3-integrated-with-launch-vehicle-lvm3\/\"><strong>Chandrayaan-3 integrated with launch vehicle LVM3<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The mission has six scientific payloads to study the various features of the moon.<\/p>\n<p>ISRO has strengthened the lander\u2019s legs, lowered its minimum thrust, enhanced the availability of power, and upgraded the landing sequence to increase the chances of a successful mission.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the significance of Chandrayaan-3 Mission?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>First,<\/strong> a successful mission will demonstrate the country&#8217;s capabilities in relevant technologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second,<\/strong> a successful mission would also position India as the second country to achieve a soft moon landing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third,<\/strong> the mission holds significant importance, as establishing permanent moon bases has become a geopolitical goal worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fourth,<\/strong> the success of Chandrayaan-3 will also make it the first surface mission closest to the lunar south pole, a region of the moon that has been found to be geologically unique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fifth,<\/strong> a seventh instrument, on the propulsion module, will profile the signs of life on earth to help scientists look for similar signs on planets beyond the solar system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sixth,<\/strong> on the eve of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/artemis-accords-in-a-new-space\/\"><strong>Artemis Accord<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> where the US is leading lunar research missions while China and Russia collaborating on an &#8216;International Lunar Research Station,&#8217; Chandrayaan-3 is critical for India&#8217;s recognition globally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall,<\/strong> Chandrayaan-3 provides India with an opportunity to lead the global response to the moon&#8217;s increasing scientific and political significance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on an article\u00a0\u201cSecond moonshot\u201d published in The Hindu on\u00a011th July 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Science &amp; Technology Relevance: Significance of Chandrayaan-3 mission News: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon on July 14. About Chandrayaan-3 Mission Read Here: Chandrayaan-3 successfully&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/second-moonshot-on-chandrayaan-3-mission\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Second moonshot \u2013 On Chandrayaan-3 mission<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,242,10498],"class_list":["post-251652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-science-and-technology","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704920759},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}