ISRO Chandrayaan-2 Finally Made Its First Landing Attempt On The Moon A Week After Delay

Chandrayaan-2 finally began its journey to the moon one week after the Indian Space Research Organization (or ISRO) had announced the delay due to a “technical snag.” It seems that ISRO managed to handle the previous issue. If there is no sudden change, this is the first time India has leveraged its technology to launch a spaceship to the moon. In addition, it will be the first attempt to make a soft landing at the South Pole of the Moon.

Until now, ISRO hasn’t yet given any specific explanation about its week-long delay. The organization had just made the unexpected decision one hour before India’s second lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-2 was set up to leave the ground. This incident took place on July 15th.

On Twitter, ISRO posted a tweet saying that the delay was caused by “a measure of abundant precaution.” According to the Chairman of ISRO Dr.K Sivan,

Accordingly, it will take Chandrayaan-2 23 days to move around the Earth’s orbit. After that, it officially starts its journey to the lunar landing mission. ISRO hopes that the spacecraft will land on the Moon’s surface on September 7th, one day later than its initially scheduled date.

At the Moon’s South Pole, the Pragyan rover will begin to study topography, seismography, and chemistry. In addition, it will help boost another space program of India: set up a space station in the next 11 years, in 2030.