If everything goes to plan, the Chandrayaan-2 mission would make India the fourth nation to complete a soft landing on the moon.
In just four days times, India is set to launch its Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on the east coast of the country.
Take=off is currently scheduled for 5:21 p.m. EDT, weather permitting. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will be launched via the ISRO's own GSLV-MK3 three-stage rocket, according to the Planetary Society. During the mission, the orbiter will act is a midway point, mediating communications between operators on Earth and the lander and rover. Similarly, the lander will facilitate communications between the rover, orbiter and Earth. It will also carry its own scientific equipment to conduct experiments for a period of 14 days. Overall, the aim of the mission is to collect data on the moon's geology.
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