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India's Chandrayaan-3 mission is part of the country's ambitious lunar exploration program conducted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Chandrayaan-3 is the third mission in this program and aims to build on the achievements and lessons learned from its predecessor, Chandrayaan-2. This article provides an in-depth overview of the ongoing Chandrayaan-3 mission, including its objectives, spacecraft design, payloads, mission profile, and team involved. Background The Chandrayaan-3 mission follows the launch of Chandrayaan-2 in July 2019. Chandrayaan-2 consisted of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, with the objective of landing on the lunar surface near the south pole. Unfortunately, the lander lost contact with Earth and deviated from its intended trajectory, leading to a crash landing. Despite this setback, the mission provided valuable insights into the challenges of landing near the lunar south pole, an area of great scientific interest due to the presence of ic...