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 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.

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.

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 ...

Chandrayaan-3’s success will act as a stepping stone toward India building LUPEX’s lander and thus playing a key role in the future exploration of our moon,” says S. Megala, deputy director ...

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.