India's historic moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, got off to a great start today.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, which included an orbiter, lander, and rover, took off from the Sriharikota space center at 14:35 on Friday (9:05 GMT), carrying all of its components.

The lander is scheduled to touch down on the moon sometime between August 23 and 24.

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INDIA-JAPAN MOON MISSION TAKES SHAPE DESPITE CORONAVIRUS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Japan and India are making serious efforts to contain coronavirus epidemic in their territories.
• However, they are working together for a moon mission.
• JAXA and ISRO are planning to launch the mission after 2023.