Today is the planned day for the Vikram lander of  Chandrayaan-3 to split from the spacecraft's propulsion module.The Pragyaan lander and rover are scheduled to touchdown on the Moon on August 23. When the Vikram lander touches down on the Moon, it will take pictures of the Pragyaan rover , which will deploy its tools to examine seismic activity there. The spacecraft will now get ready to detach the Vikram lander from the propulsion module after finishing its lunar-bound maneuvers. @isro "Today's successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended. With this, the lunar-bound manoeuvres are completed. It's time for preparations as the Propulsion Module and the Lander Module gear up for their separate journeys,"said by ISRO ON X. Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended. With this, ...