How is Chandrayaan-3 different from its predecessor, Chandrayaan-2? To what extent can India's presence in Artemis Accords help in furthering the exploration of lunar surface?
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Chandrayaan-3 is launched on July 14, 2023 and is expected to reach south pole of moon on Aug 28, 2023. Chandrayaan-3 vs Chandrayaan-2 3: Chandrayaan-2 is (Sent by LVEK MKID) → Re-established presence of water of moons → Failed to soft land on South pole of moon → Tried to be in the list of countries to reach moon (7th if done) → Aimed of conducting experiments in moon surface Chandrayaan-3 is (Sent by LVEK IIl) → Aim to achieve soft landing on south pole → Rover Pragya to conduct experiments
Testing for Ganganyaan and future missions Shaktayaan by escape orbit maneuvers → Sun's observation for testing solar theories of corona, heliosphere → 4th landing country on moon it successful India's presence in Artemis Records 3 → Help in exploration of lunar surface 3: 1) Global cooperation and coordination (Scientific cosmopolitanism) in space sector 3 → More missing like LUPEX 2) Building up of better missions (Healthy competition) 3) Utilization of lunar surface for global good 4) Multiplier effect in geopolitics with
Knowledge diplomacy Issues 3: 1) NASA - regulator of Artemis records 3 → Probability of bias in cooperation (No neutral regulator) 2) China and Russia did not join 3 → Loopholes in space 3) No concrete arrangements on data the 4) Sovereignty of missions and strategic autonomy is disturbed. → Free to e-Admin 3 Based on consensus for missions → Leave close (Agencies like UN → We decide coordination with UN → Strict → subsistently clauses Artemis records can help Chandrayaan-3 to achieve its objectives but sovereignty in choice and Non-alignment is the need of the hour
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Diagram showing Artemis Accords governance structure with NASA as regulator, consensus-based missions, UN coordination, and strict/subsistently clauses
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