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Chandrayaan-3 to launch in early 2021; mission will not have orbiter

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Gitanjali Mangal
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Chandrayaan-3 to launch in early 2021; mission will not have orbiter
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that Chandrayaan-3, India’s mission to Moon, is likely to be launched in early 2021. He said that like Chandrayaan-2, it will not have an orbiter, but will include a lander and a rover. Due to the pandemic and lock-down, several projects of ISRO got delayed this year. publive-image Singh said, “As for Chandrayaan-3, the launch may now take place somewhere in early 2021. Chandrayaan-3 will be a mission repeat of Chandrayaan-2 and will include a Lander and Rover similar to that of Chandrayaan-2, but will not have an orbiter,” “The sign of this finding is that even though the surface of the Moon is known to have iron-rich rocks, it is not known for the presence of water and oxygen, which are the two elements needed to interact with iron to create rust,” he added. Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that this could be because the Earth’s own atmosphere is lending a helping hand which, in other words, means that the Earth’s atmosphere could be protecting the Moon as well. “Thus, the Chandrayaan-1 Moon data indicates that the Moon’s poles are home to water, this is what the scientists are trying to decipher,” they added. Also Read | Blue whale spotted in Sydney coast for third time in over 100 years Meanwhile, preparations are going on for India’s first-ever Human Space mission Gaganyaan, he added. The training processes and other procedures are also in place. “Constraints due to the COVID pandemic led to some disruptions in the plan for Gaganyaan but efforts are going on to stick to the timeline of around 2022,” the minister also said. -PTC News-
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