The Chandrayaan-3 mission's lunar lander is shown on the moon's surface. The Vikram lander touched down August 23 after separating from the propulsion module, which remained in lunar orbit.

WASHINGTON — The spacecraft that transported the Chandrayaan-3 lander to the moon has returned to Earth orbit, a demonstration of technologies to support a future Indian lunar sample return mission.

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has crossed another milestone with the exit of the mission’s rover from its lander to explore the lunar surface just hours after the country made history with a ...

India has landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon, becoming only the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat. The mission could cement India’s status as a global superpower in space.

India’s groundbreaking Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft has returned to orbit around the Earth, demonstrating technologies that may help the country return samples from the lunar surface.

India's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14. The mission's lander and rover are scheduled to touch down on the moon in late August.

India stacked its Chandrayaan 3 moon lander and rover atop their rocket ride on Wednesday (July 5), a big milestone ahead of the mission's planned July 14 launch.

Chandrayaan-3 will make five orbit manoeuvres around the Earth, each time increasing the distance it swings away from the Earth. Then, after it completes the fifth manoeuvre, it begins to move ...

Vikram Lander, which was part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, made a big discovery about the Moon. ... Notably, it coincides with the time when primitive microbial life first emerged on Earth.

The Chandrayaan-3 mission's lunar lander is shown on the moon's surface. The Vikram lander touched down August 23 after separating from the propulsion module, which remained in lunar orbit.

Chandrayaan-3: Rover exits Moon lander to explore lunar south pole. ... Both the rover and the lander are designed to function for one lunar day, which is about 14 days on Earth.