'We will soon be browsing surface of Moon,' says Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday reacted to successful separation of Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, the Vikram from the spacecraft’s propulsion module and said, “I hope that we will soon be browsing the surface of the Moon.”

Around 1:30 pm on Thursday (17 August, 2023), the lander module of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module.

“The journey that Chandrayaan as a programme, and Chandrayaan-3 in particular, has been one that makes every Indian proud. We have certainly demostrated to the world…. India is among the leading nations in the world in terms of this time of capability,” Chandrasekhar said.

“I am very pleased today that Chandrayaan-3 has completed the separation phase successfully and I hope that we will soon be browsing the surface of the Moon,” the minister said.

#Exclusive | “#Chandrayaan3‘s journey makes every Indian proud. I’m very pleased that it has completed the separation phase successfully. I hope that we will soon be browsing the surface of Moon”: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@Rajeev_GoI) tells News18’s @harishupadhya… pic.twitter.com/PJ9QaMcUJp

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After the successful separation from the propulsion module, ISRO posted on X (formerly knows as Twitter), "Thank for the ride, mate!, said the Lander Module (LM)"

The space organisation also said Lander Module is set to descend to a slightly lower orbit upon a deboosting planned for Friday (18 August, 2023) around 4 pm IST.

Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

‘Thanks for the ride, mate!