Ahead of Chandrayaan-3 lander’s soft landing ISRO assesses current situation around the moon
The HinduIn the run-up to the Chandrayaan-3’s lander’s soft landing on the moon’s surface on August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation has carried out an assessment of the current space situation around the moon. It added that India’s Chandrayaan-3 is the latest entry into lunar orbit and more intensified activities around the moon are foreseen in the next few years due to the renewed interest in lunar exploration, heralded by Artemis missions for return to the moon and preparations for colonisation of Mars. Current situation around the moon ISRO said that as of July 2023, there are six active lunar orbiters. Role of India and way forward ISRO said that India has pro-actively taken up many initiatives in collaboration with International Organisations like the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee, which include studies related to the future evolution of space object environment in the cislunar and lunar region to bring out specific guidelines and best practices for space operations to be sustainable in these regions.