11 May 2026
India lands on Moon's south pole with Chandrayaan-3 anniversary mission
UPSC
Banking
Science
Summary
ISRO marked the third anniversary of Chandrayaan-3's successful soft landing with the launch of CY-3A, a follow-up mission demonstrating in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) experiments on the lunar surface.
Why it matters
UPSC GS-3 (Space tech). Chandrayaan-3 (Aug 2023) made India the 4th nation to soft-land on the Moon and 1st near the South Pole.