India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is once again gearing up for a daring lunar mission with Chandrayaan-3. This mission is particularly significant as it seeks to conquer the formidable challenge of a soft landing on the Moon's surface, often referred to as the "20 minutes of terror." This term encapsulates the critical and nail-biting phase during which the spacecraft autonomously navigates through the Moon's gravity to reach its designated landing site. Chandrayaan-3 follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2, which have contributed immensely to our understanding of the Moon's geological and mineralogical composition. However, the previous missions also demonstrated the intricacies of lunar landings. The most recent attempt, Chandrayaan-2, experienced a last-minute communication glitch during its landing attempt in September 2019, leading to a "hard landing" rather than the inten...
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