Prayers for Chandrayaan-3: In Lucknow, numerous madrassa pupils prayed for the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 at the south pole of the moon.
Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to impact on the moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at approximately 18:04 IST.
Imam Eidgah Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali of Lucknow stated, “Children offered the namaz at Darul Uloom Farangi Mahal Lucknow and prayed for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3.”
These madrassa pupils also study science, so they are very curious about the moon landing mission. We extend our most sincere congratulations to all of ISRO’s scientists and officials. If tomorrow’s landing on the unexplored lunar south pole is effective, India will be the first nation to accomplish this feat, according to Mahali.
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Madrassa students offered Prayers for Chandrayaan-3 in Lucknow
On August 23, 2023, at 17:27 IST, live events will be accessible via the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV.
Monday, the government of Uttar Pradesh instructed all schools and educational institutions to hold a one-hour assembly between 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., so that students can witness the soft impact of the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander module on the moon’s surface.
Russia’s moon mission faltered earlier on Sunday when its Luna-25 spacecraft lost control and crashed into the moon.
Notably, the ‘Vikram’ lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday, and then performed critical deboosting manoeuvres and descended to a slightly lower orbit.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission’s spacecraft is named after Vikram Sarabhai, who is widely regarded as the founder of the Indian space programme (1919–1971).
On August 5, a GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy-lift launch vehicle was used to place a spacecraft in lunar orbit. Since then, the spacecraft has undergone a succession of orbital manoeuvres that have brought it closer to the moon’s surface.
Since July 14, when the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission, more than a month has passed.
The spacecraft was launched from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission, aims to demonstrate a safe and gentle landing, rover exploration on the moon’s surface, and on-site scientific experiments.
The approved budget for Chandrayaan-3 is Rs 250 crores (excluding the cost of the launch vehicle). The Chandrayaan-3 construction phase began in January 2020, with a launch scheduled for 2021. However, the Covid-19 pandemic caused an unanticipated delay in the mission’s advancement.
