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The Chandrayaan Programme
India's Moon programme is having a landmark year. Chandrayaan-3, whose 2023 touchdown made India the first nation to land near the lunar south pole, has now collected a top international astronautics prize; older Chandrayaan-2 radar data has yielded fresh evidence of buried ice; and two approved successors are being built to scoop up samples and drill for water at the pole. This card tracks the whole arc in one place.
Last updated 14 July 20266 min read
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Chandrayaan-4 sample-return cleared (Rs 2,104 cr, MM-4/Mons Mouton, ~2028); Chandrayaan-3 wins 2026 AIAA Goddard Award; Chandrayaan-2 radar flags subsurface polar ice.
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