Chandrayaan 3 mission to be launched in mid-2023: ISRO Chief

Subject: Science and technology

Section: Space technology

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath announced that the launch of Chandrayaan-3 and the Aditya L1 will likely take place by the middle of 2023at the inagural talks of 4th Indian planetary conference.
Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third lunar mission and Aditya L1 is India’s first-ever solar mission.
ISRO is also discussing a possible mission to the moon with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
ISRO Chairman also confirmed that there is a good opportunity to launch a mission to explore Venus by 2028.

4th Indian planetary conference

TheIndian Planetary Science Association (IPSA) is hosting the 4th Indian Planetary Science Conference (IPSC-2023) at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad.
It is a three-day conference scheduled for March 22-24, 2023.
In the context of upcoming planetary missions to the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other planetary bodies that will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), DOS, IPSA was established to promote planetary science activities in India with an important task to create a much-needed planetary science community in India.
With the participation of all stakeholders, IPSA will encourage Indian scientists and academies to develop a long-term vision.
The primary goal of IPSC is to provide a single platform for planetary researchers to present and discuss their research accomplishments and thus drive India’s planetary exploration.
The IPSC-2023 conference will discuss the Indian planetary missions that have already been launched, and the science that has been derived from them, and provide a framework for future Indian missions and related challenges in instrument development and exploration.

For notes on Chandrayaan 3 Mission, refer – https://optimizeias.com/chandrayaan-3-3/