Chandrayaan-3: ISRO completes mission readiness review, countdown to begin today

Article Posted on : - Jul 13, 2023

BENGALURU (PTI): The Indian Space Research Organisation said it has completed the 'Mission Readiness Review' (MRR) for the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon.

In a tweet, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency on Wednesday said, "The (MRR) board has authorised the launch. The countdown begins tomorrow."

The ISRO has already undertaken a 24-hour 'launch rehearsal' simulating the entire launch preparation and process for the mission.

The mission is slated to be launched at 2.35 pm onboard a Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3) from the spaceport of Sriharikota on July 14.

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