Ahead Of Launch, Chandrayaan-2 To Undergo Bungee Jump-Like Simulation Test In Mahendragiri
Chandrayaan-2 will be India&rsquos first soft-landing on the Moon. Only the second such landing since the end of Apollo and Luna missions.
With Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) gearing up for its most ambitious mission so far, preparations for Chandrayaan-2 are in full swing. The ISRO is set to conduct a simulation test for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft at Tamil Nadu's Mahendragiri in coming weeks.
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The bungee jump-like simulation is to test the soft landing capacity of the lander in a gravity-less situation.
¡°To prove the ability to do the soft landing on the moon, we will do the simulation tests in a gravity-less situation. We need a set of liquid engines to control the thrust based landing. We have done the first series of tests and the first phase is very successful,¡± S. Somanath, director, Liquid Propulsion System Centre, Mahendragiri said.
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Chandrayaan-2 consists of an orbiter, lander and a small rover. It will be India¡¯s first soft-landing on the Moon, and only the second such landing since the end of the Apollo and Luna missions.
The Chandrayaan-2, India's second mission to the moon is set to be launched in March this year.
