India is poised to become the pioneer nation in the world as Chandrayaan-3 successfully touches down on the southern pole of the lunar surface.

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-up to the Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2 missions. Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008 and was India’s first lunar mission. It orbited the moon for 10 months and made a number of important discoveries, including the presence of water ice on the moon. Chandrayaan-2 was launched in 2019 and was India’s first attempt to land on the moon. However, the lander Vikram lost contact with Earth minutes before touchdown.

Chandrayaan-3 is a critical mission for India’s space program. If it is successful, it will demonstrate India’s ability to soft-land on the moon and deploy a rover. This will be a major achievement for the country and will put India in a select group of countries that have successfully landed on the moon.

The landing of Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to take place at 5:47 p.m. IST on August 23, 2023. The event will be live-streamed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on its website and social media channels.