Sharma will join distinguished figures like astronauts Sunita Williams and S Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, to offer their insights during the live simulcast of Chandrayaan-3's #countdowntohistory on the National Geographic Channel and Disney+ Hotstar.
The Assam School Education Department has asked all schools to organise special assemblies of students to watch live stream of Chandrayaan-3 landing on the moon.
India will be the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat after the United States, Russia, and China, but India will be the only country in the world to land on the lunar south pole.
The space agency also said the Mission Operations Complex had now more routes to communicate with the lander. In other words, the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter will be the backup communication channel for ISRO with the lander.
Live actions will be available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 17:27 IST on Aug 23, 2023.
Just a few hours ago, the Chandrayaan-3's lander 'Vikram' successfully detached from the spacecraft. The lander and rover, Pragyaan, are now expected to land on the Moon on August 23.