Consider the following statements: 1. Chandrayaan 3 is not an important space mission of India. 2. The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover sent with Chandrayaan-3 have not performed their functions properly. 3. India is in the fourth place in the list of countries that have landed spacecraft on the moon. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Explanation

On 14 July 2023, India’s third lunar mission “Chandrayaan-3” was successfully launched. On 23 August 2023, Chandrayaan-3 achieved a successful landing near the Moon’s south pole, and the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover sent with it successfully completed their tasks. Through this mission, India became the world’s fourth country to accomplish a soft landing on the Moon’s surface. Earlier, the USA, China and Russia (former Soviet Union) had achieved this.