New Delhi, 18 Feb (PTI): ISRO was holding discussions \u2018internally\u2019 on its plan for the launch of Chandrayaan-4 mission and was involved in developing a \u2018novel design\u2019 and \u2018high-end technology\u2019 in this connection, a top official said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
After successfully launching the Chandrayaan-3 rocket on the south pole of the Moon in August 2023, ISRO has drawn up a more \u201ccomplex\u201d mission of bringing back the soil from the surface of the Moon to the Earth.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, after the successful launch of GSLV-F14\/INSAT-3DS satellite, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency wanted to send Chandrayaan 4, 5, 6 and 7 missions, in future, following the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission.
\n\u201cWe are working on what Chandrayaan-4 spacecraft should contain. The first question is what Chandrayaan-4 should be having (as the payload).; this is the question we are asking,\u201d Somanath said.<\/p>\n
Observing that the plan was to do something different, he said, \u201cfirst thing we decided is atleast Chandrayaan-4 should have a sample of Moon\u2019s soil which is to be brought back to Earth. We want to do this in a robotic way. So, this is the discussion going on internally.\u201d \u201cAll of us are involved in this discussion on how to do this work with available rockets. You know going to the Moon, bringing back a sample is a very complex work. Not landing there (like Chandrayaan-3 mission). Again another rocket has to take off from the Moon, come back to the Earth and land on Earth which is double the work of what we have done last time,\u201d Somanath said.
\n\u201cSo, our rockets today are not fully capable. So, because of this we are trying a novel design, which I will not tell you now, it will be secret,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Secretary, Department of Space said, the scientists would develop a high-end technology for the Chandrayaan-4 mission.
\n\u201cThere is going to be high-end technology which we are developing to do this mission. We will soon come back after the government approvals. We have to tell the government that this is the way (to do the mission), this is the money required and then they have to sanction. Only then I can tell outside world. Until then please wait,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
To a query on today\u2019s successful launch of GSLV-F14 INSAT-3DS satellite, he said gradually the scientists would \u201cdecommission\u201d INSAT-3D satellite launched in 2013 as its functions were \u2018deteriorating\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will use it (INSAT-3D) satellite for a different purpose and we will inform you later, \u201d he said without divulging further details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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