The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully completed “the essential tests,” according to a statement from India’s national space agency ISRO on Thursday, marking a new milestone in the effort to make a soft landing on the Moon “that proved its resilience to the harsh vibration and acoustic conditions the spacecraft would encounter during launch.
The experiments were carried out at these facilities at U R Rao Satellite Centre during the first week of March, according to a statement released today by the national space agency, which has its headquarters in Bengaluru.
“These tests are a crucial component of any spacecraft’s certification and acceptance procedure, “Given that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is a composite of three modules—the Propulsion Module, Lander Module, and the Rover Module—ISRO noted that they were especially difficult.
The combined spacecraft’s structural integrity and capacity to survive in the launch environment have been sufficiently confirmed by vibration and acoustic testing, according to the statement.