The Indian space program is set to create history on the evening of 23rd August, 2023. At precisely 6 pm India time on 23rd August, Vikram, the lunar module of Chandrayaan 3, will make a soft landing on the far side of the moon. In the process, India will become the first country in the world to land a space module on the South Pole of the moon, also known as the far side of the moon.
No country in the world has been able to touch base on the South Pole region of the moon. India’s Chandrayaan 3, the third try to land on the moon by an Indian spacecraft, is attempting to do just that. The lunar module is named Vikram, after Vikram Sarabhai, father of India’s space program. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will create history when Vikram makes the much-awaited soft landing on the moon.
Every Indian is filled with curiosity about Chandrayaan 3 and whether it will succeed in its historic mission. So where can one watch the moon landing by Vikram and Chandrayaan 3? Read on to find out!
National Geographic and Disney Plus Hotstar have got the perfect solution to satisfy the curiosity and interest of Indians for the moon landing. The entire event will stream live on Disney Plus Hotstar from 4 pm on 23rd August, 2023. The event will also be simultaneously telecast on the National Geographic channel at 4 pm on August 23, 2023, i.e., hours before Vikram’s descent on the lunar surface, which is expected to begin around 5:45 pm IST.
The live telecast and streaming will be hosted by Gaurav Kapoor. Leading Indian space experts, along with Sunita Williams, Rakesh Sharma, and S. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, will provide exclusive insights about the mission, its significance for India and the future of space exploration.
Finally, Srijan Pal Singh, CEO and Co-Founder of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre; Chris Hadfield, Former Commander Of The International Space Station and Ann Druyan, Creative Director of NASA’s Voyager Interstellar Message and Emmy-winning writer, will count down to the final moments as India creates space history.
That is not all. With futuristic AR VR graphics and interesting facts and trivia, the show will decode the basics of the rocket science and the technology behind this mission, along with short films on Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan and Dr. Kalam.
Tune in to National Geographic on TV or Disney Plus Hotstar online, to catch India’s Chandrayaan 3 make the historic moon landing – a giant step for India’s space program!