"Welcome, Buddy": Chandrayaan-3 Lander Gets A Special Message From...

Ahead of the touchdown, Vikram clicked the images of the Moon's craters on the unexplored lunar south pole region, which always faces away from the Earth.

Days before Chandrayaan-3's lander Vikram touches down on the surface of the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that it has established a two-way communication with the orbiter of the mission's predecessor. Though the lander of Chandrayaan-2 mission was lost, PRADAN, the orbiter, is currently in a 100 km x 100 km orbit around the Moon. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), ISRO said that the orbiter sent a welcome message to lander Vikram, which is attempting to land on the far side of the Moon. Chandrayaan-3 Mission:‘Welcome, buddy!'Ch-2 orbiter formally welcomed Ch-3 LM.Two-way communication between the two is established.MOX has now more routes to reach the LM.Update: Live telecast of Landing event begins at 17:20 Hrs. IST.#Chandrayaan_3#Ch3

"'Welcome, buddy!' Ch-2 orbiter formally welcomed Ch-3 LM. Two-way communication between the two is established. MOX has now more routes to reach the LM," the space agency said in its post.