New Delhi
With only hours left for the much-anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission, former ISRO scientist Mylswamy Annadurai on Wednesday said that by being the first to make a soft landing on the lunar polar region, the mission is set to make history.
While talking to source about the mission, Annadurai said, So far so good and we expect as per plan ‘A’ today we must be able to land. Like anyone else, I am also eagerly waiting.
He said that after the discovery of water by Chandrayaan-1 the world was trying to look at the moon differently.
Our Chandrayaan-1 was the first. Similarly, Chandrayaan-3 is going to make history by being the first to land softly on the lunar polar region. And now various nations including USA, Russia, China, Japan, European countries are very, very ambitiously trying to do bigger missions, he added.
Further talking about the soft landing, the former ISRO scientist said, Actually in effect, our presence is already there in the south pole with the tricolour flag along with the Moon Impact Probe. Chandrayaan-1 itself made our presence. But that time it was an impacted probe as planned.
But now I think we are going to land softly and that will enable logical extension about what to do in the place. Everything calls for a soft landing. The soft landing will help us, and enable us to be in the lead as far as the Moon campaigns are concerned. So that way I think India can keep its edge technical, he said.
