Vikram can make soft-landing on Moon’s surface on August 23 even with engine failure, says ISRO Chief S Somanath

02:10:00 PM, Wednesday 9th of August 2023 | in miscellaneous

ISRO chief S. Somanath on Tuesday said that Vikram, the lander of India's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, is due to make a soft landing on the surface of the Moon on August 23 and will do this even in case of engine failure. Participating in a talk on "Chandrayaan-3: Bharat’s Pride Space Mission" organised by NGO Disha Bharat, he maintained that the soft landing will be ensured even if all the sensors and two of its engines fail to work.