Chandrayaan-3: India’s Third Mission to the Moon India has achieved a historic milestone in space exploration by accomplishing its inaugural lunar landing, marking a pivotal moment in its cosmic endeavors. The third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3 , conducted by India, involves a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan , which achieved a touchdown near the moon's southern pole on August 23, 2023 . Initiated on July 14, 2023 , from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India , the Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched aboard the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) rocket. After entering the moon's orbit on August 5 , the spacecraft executed a sequence of orbital maneuvers to lower its altitude in preparation for the landing. The landing posed a formidable challenge due to the rugged and shadowed nature of the lunar southern pole , characterized by craters and boulders that posed potential threats to the lander's safety. The autonomous navigation of the lander was para