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Chandrayaan-3: India launches space mission to far side of the moon

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India has launched a spacecraft to the far side of the moon four years after a failed effort to land a rover softly on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3, meaning "moon craft" in Sanskrit, blasted off from a launch pad on the south-eastern island of Sriharikota with an orbiter, a lander and a rover. It will take a month for the spacecraft to travel to the moon's surface. The spacecraft was cheered on by those within mission control at Satish Dhawan Space Centre and by thousands of people gathered outside who waved India's flag. "Congratulations India. Chandrayaan-3 has started its journey…

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