India says spacecraft heading to moon working 'perfectly'

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All systems on an Indian spacecraft heading to the moon are working 'perfectly' and no contingencies are anticipated on the landing day, the country's space agency said on Monday, days after the failure of a Russian lander.

A view of the moon as viewed by the Chandrayaan-3 lander during Lunar Orbit Insertion on August 5, 2023 in this screengrab from a video released August 6, 2023. ISRO/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is on course to land on Aug. 23 on the lunar south pole, a region where shadowed craters are thought to contain water ice which could support a future moon settlement.

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