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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Indian moon lander module splits from propulsion section in key step - Caught on Camera

India launched a rocket on July 14 carrying an unmanned spacecraft to land on the moon [R Satish Babu/AFP]

India’s latest space mission has completed a key step in the country’s second attempt at a lunar landing, with its moon module separating from its propulsion section.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday confirmed that the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3, which means “moon craft” in Sanskrit, had “successfully separated” from the propulsion module.

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