Chandrayaan 3 launch successful, says ISRO; Will land on moon on Aug 23
Sriharikota: India achieved a significant milestone in space exploration as it successfully launched its third mission to the moon, Chandrayaan 3, using its largest rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3). The historic launch took place at 2:35 pm on Friday, July 14, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Chandrayaan 3 is the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) second attempt to soft-land near the lunar south pole, following the unsuccessful landing of Chandrayaan-2 in 2019. The mission aims to make India the first country in the world to achieve a soft landing near the moon's south pole and the fourth nation, after the former USSR, the United States, and China, to successfully land a spacecraft on the lunar surface.
Approximately 16 minutes into the flight, around 2:50 p.m., the rocket flawlessly released the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft at an altitude of approximately 179 km. Now, the spacecraft embarks on its arduous journey to the moon, covering a distance of 384,000 km. The anticipated timeline projects a soft landing on the lunar surface between August 23 and 24.
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Starc-inspired Delhi Capitals beat RR via super over
New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI): A Mitchell Starc-inspired Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals via the super over in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
Needing 12 runs in the super over, DC got them in four balls.
Asked to bat first, Delhi Capitals scored 188 for five.
In reply, Yashasvi Jaiswal (51 off 27 balls) and Nitish Rana (51 off 28 balls) scored brisk half-centuries to lead RR's charge before a brilliant final over by Starc took the game to the super over with the visitors finishing at 188 for four in 20 overs.
RR needed nine in the last over and Starc conceded only eight to stretch the game.
Earlier, the home team well served by Abhishek Porel's 37-ball 49 at the top of the order and even though KL Rahul consumed 32 balls for his 38, skipper Axar Patel (34 off 14 balls) and Tristan Stubbs (34 not out off 18) switched to top gear to help DC go past the 185-run mark.
Brief scores:
Delhi Capitals: 188/5 in 20 overs (Abhishek Porel 49, Tristan Stubbs 34 not out, Axar Patel 34, KL Rahul 38; Jofra Archer 2/32)..
Rajasthan Royals: 188/4 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 51, Nitish Rana 51).
