India's Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module Successfully Returned to Earth's Orbit by ISRO
The propulsion module of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which transported the lander to the moon, has returned to a high Earth orbit after a series of maneuvers. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) decided to bring back the module after determining that it had more than 100 kilograms of propellant remaining. The module had initially transported the lander to a low lunar orbit before separating. ISRO has not formally announced plans for a lunar sample return mission but has discussed the potential of a near-term mission.
