Chandrayaan-2 To Reach Lunar Orbit Aug. 20
Credit: NASA
BENGALURU—More than three weeks after launch, India’s second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, has left Earth’s orbit and is due to enter lunar orbit Tuesday. The probe’s final orbit-raising maneuver before exiting Earth’s orbit was conducted on Aug. 14, when the spacecraft’s liquid engine was fired for...
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