What’s in the news?

• ISRO has announced that Chandrayaan 3 mission is planned to be launched by mid-July. 
• The aim of the mission is to place Rover on the surface of the moon. 
• The Orbiter, Lander, Rover, and Propulsion modules are undergoing tests and will be integrated with the LVM3 launch vehicle. 
• The Lander will soft land at a specified lunar site and deploy the Rover that will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility. 

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