The students will have the opportunity to tour the whole ISRO facility in Sriharikota (Image: Twitter/@ harjotbains)
Students will get the chance to witness and experience a landmark event in India’s space exploration journey by attending the launch event at Sriharikota
In a tweet posted this morning, Punjab’s Education Minister, Harjot Singh Bains, announced an initiative that is taking students from Government Schools of Eminence (SOE) to Sriharikota to witness Chandrayaan 3’s launch on July 14th. According to the tweet, 40 students from Punjab’s Schools of Eminence (SOE) are travelling to Sriharikota for three days to attend the Chandrayaan3 launch. Additionally, he said that students will have the opportunity to tour the whole ISRO facility in Sriharikota and learn about the country’s advancements in space technology.
Envisaging vision of Hon’ble CM @BhagwantMann Ji to provide the best learning experience for the students of School Of Eminence (SOE).40 students of SOE from various districts of Punjab are taking off for Sriharikota to witness the launch of #Chandrayaan3.
On this 3 day trip,… pic.twitter.com/r21ItTwruV
— Harjot Singh Bains (@harjotbains) July 13, 2023
Students will get the chance to witness and experience a landmark event in India’s space exploration journey by attending the launch. After Chandrayaan 1’s successful mission and Chandrayaan 2’s shortcomings, Chandrayaan 3 reflects India’s continued efforts in lunar exploration. Furthermore, by visiting the ISRO facility in Sriharikota, the trip will provide students with firsthand exposure to the many facets of India’s scientific and technical breakthroughs in the realm of space exploration.
Students are likely to get the chance to speak with the engineers and scientists who are involved in various ISRO initiatives, which may motivate them to explore careers in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
The Chandrayaan-3 will be carried atop the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM 3) rocket. Scientists and engineers began working on the spacecraft’s design and assembly in January 2020, when it entered its development phase. Stronger impact legs for the lander is one of the most important improvements ISRO has made after studying the failures of the last mission. The new ‘Spectro-polarimetry of HAbitable Planet Earth’ (SHAPE) sensor, which has been installed on the lander named ‘Vikram’, will be used to gather information on Earth’s light emission and reflection.
The spacecraft is anticipated to reach the moon’s South Pole and operate there for one lunar day, which is roughly 14 Earth days. Chandrayaan-3 is expected to take approximately thirty days to get from Earth to the moon. The landing is presently slated for August 23-24.