As many as 40 students from the Punjab government’s Schools of Eminence (SoE) left for Sriharikota on Thursday from Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, to witness the launch of Chandrayaan-3.
The Indian Space Research Organisation's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, is all set to launch on July 14, 2023. To witness its launch, a total of 40 students of Punjab government schools have left for Sriharikota from Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh, today.
Harjot Singh Bains, the Education Minister of Punjab tweeted, "Envisaging vision of Hon’ble CM @BhagwantMann
Ji to provide the best learning experience for the students of School Of Eminence (SOE). 40 students of SOE from various districts of Punjab are taking off for Sriharikota to witness the launch of #Chandrayaan3. On this 3 day trip, they’d also see the whole facility of Sriharikota and learn about India’s advancement in Space Technology"
Chandrayan-3: More Details
The launch vehicle to be used for Chandrayan-3 is called LVM3-M4. The spacecraft has a mission life of one lunar day, which is equivalent to 14 Earth days, as reported by ABP news.
Chandrayaan-3 aims to put a lander and a rover on the Moon’s highlands near the south pole, and to demonstrate end-to-end landing and roving capabilities. The main aim of Chandrayaan-3, apart from demonstrating a safe and soft landing and roving capabilities on the lunar surface, is to conduct in-situ scientific experiments, and develop and demonstrate new technologies required for interplanetary missions.
Chandrayaan-3's lander will be equipped with five payloads. These are the Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChasTE), Instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA), Langmuir Probe, Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) Rover, and Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive ionosphere and Atmosphere (RAMBHA).
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