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"There is a change in the propulsion system. … It is undergoing testing at the liquid propulsion center at Mahendragiri," Somanath said."Teams are testing the integration of the propulsion, computer and sensor systems."
While the data from the tests have been very good, ISRO is proceeding carefully."We would like to go very, very cautiously this time, because we know how to go to the moon," Somanath said."It's well proven. The only thing that we need is to learn how it lands. And it has to be error-free to the best of our abilities."
The Chandrayaan 3 mission includes both a new lander and a rover but not an orbiter. Similar to Chandrayaan 2, the mission is expected to target a near-polar landing area, and will operate for a single lunar day on the surface; it will not be capable of surviving the extreme cold of a lunar night.
S. Somanath, then director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, stands next to a scale model of India's Gaganyaan crew module in 2020.ISRO's crewed Gaganyaan mission is also moving ahead. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
We are looking to schedule the 1st abort mission in Aug & the 2nd in Dec: Somnath. @isro to intentionally cause an anomaly & allow crew module to come out of it, do tumbling manoeuvres, deploy parachutes, & land in a designated spot on the sea before being recovered. 2/n pic.twitter.com/kCUlH8fqwfGaganyaan was announced in August 2018, with the aim of launching India's first crewed mission before the 75th anniversary of India's independence, to be marked on Aug. 15, 2022.
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