
A success for the launch of the Indian Chandrayaan 2 Moon mission
A little while ago a GSLV Mk-III rocket blasted off from the Indian Satish Dhawan Space Centre with the Chandrayaan 2 mission’s orbiter, the Vikram lander and the Pragyaan rover. After just over 16 minutes, the vehicles separated from the rocket’s last stage to begin the series of maneuvers that will slowly stretch their orbit to bring them into the area of influence of the Moon, where the lander and rover’s landing is scheduled as soon as September 6.