Chandrayaan-4
Chandrayaan-4 Chandrayaan-4, India’s upcoming Moon mission scheduled for 2027, aims to bring rock and soil samples back to Earth. The mission’s designs have been finalized and await government approval. About the News: Mission Structure Modules: The Chandrayaan-4 spacecraft will consist of five separate modules, unlike Chandrayaan-3, which had three. The mission involves complex stages, including landing, sample collection, and returning the samples to Earth. Docking Operations: The mission will require docking space modules twice—a new capability for ISRO that will be first demonstrated in the upcoming Spadex mission. Technological Advancements Previous Demonstrations: Key capabilities, such as lifting off from the…