India Successfully Retrieves Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module to Earth's Orbit

India's space agency, ISRO, has successfully returned the propulsion module used by its Chandrayaan 3 lunar spacecraft to a high orbit around Earth, after delivering the Vikram 3 lander to a low-lunar orbit. The module, which still had excess propellant, was used to test key capabilities for future lunar missions, including the potential for returning lunar rocks to Earth. India now ranks as the third most advanced deep-space exploration program in the world, following successful missions to Mars and the Moon.