New Delhi: India and Japan on Friday signed an implementation system for a joint lunar exploration mission for the south pool of the moon called Chandrayaan -5 during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo.The arrangement between ISRO and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in the subject of the United Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (Lupex) was made on the occasion of Modi’s visit and the treaty was exchanged by Jacksa Vice President Matsuura Mayumi and the Ambassador of India for Japan Sibi George.Addressing a joint press briefing with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, PM Modi said, “We welcome cooperation between ISRO and Jacksa for the Chandrayaan -5 mission. Our active participation has gone beyond the limits of the Earth and will become a symbol of the progress of mankind in space. ,Referring to the global praise received by the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 near the Chandra South Dhruv in 2023, when India became the first country to go to the unwanted region of the Moon-Modi said that the next challenge loners lie in deep discovery of the Lunar surface, especially areas that can catch important resources such as water ice. Modi said in an interview with Yomuri Shimbun, “This lunar will contribute to deepening our understanding of permanently shaded areas on South Pole.”“Our G2G cooperation is promoting the culture of cooperation between our industries and startups, between ISRO and Jaxa, between ISRO and Jaxa. It is creating a ecosystem where innovation flows both ways-from the use of uses to launchpads, and from research to real-discrimination applications,” Modi said.The Chandrayaan-5 mission will be launched by Jacks on its H3-24L launch vehicle, which will take the ISRO-manufactured lunar lander, which will take the Japan-made rover.In addition to the lander, ISRO is also responsible for developing some scientific equipment for the mission. The spacecraft will carry seven scientific equipment, including a mass spectrometer by ESA and neutron spectrometer by NASA.The purpose of the mission of Chandrayaan -5 will maim the lunar water presence; Lunar Rejolith drilling to analyze water content, quality and composition; And demonstrating these-scientific observations using spectrometer and sensor. It is a proposed 100-day mission with possible expansion for a year and an attempt to detect the distant side of the moon.Approval for Chandrayaan -5 was given as financial approval by the Modi government on 10 March.During May 13–14, ISRO and Jacksa jointly held a third-faced technical interface meeting for the mission at ISRO headquarters in Bangalore. The meeting was attended by senior officials, project officials and members of the technical teams of ISRO, Jacksa and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan.The two -day meeting considered various technical interfaces, joint mission implementation schemes, as well as possible landing sites for the mission. During the meeting, M Ganesh Pillai, Scientific Secretary, ISRO, congratulated both teams for technical achievements so far, and emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts for scientific and technical aspects of the mission.
