Twitter Reacts To Chandrayaan-2: The Chandrayaan-2 mission sees indigenously made GSLV Mk-III carry three modules into space -- an orbiter, a lander and a rover. Chandrayaan-2 is en-route to the moon after a successful launch. Chandrayaan-2 mission comes over a decade after the launch of the Chandrayaan 1 mission. Chandrayaan-2 mission sees indigenously made GSLV Mk III carry three modules into space

SRIHARIKOTA: The much-awaited Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, has finally launched and is currently en-route to the Moon's surface where it's expected to reach later in the early hours of September 7.

Chandrayaan-2 mission comes over a decade after the launch of the Chandrayaan 1 mission which sent back important data about the existence of water molecules on the moon. Now with the second mission, there is an expectation that more revelations will be made about the Moon.

The Chandrayaan-2 mission sees indigenously made GSLV Mk III carry three modules into space -- an orbiter, a lander and a rover. The lander has been named Vikram while the rover is called Pragyan. Rover Pragyan will be housed inside lander Vikram and will be deployed after Vikram lands on the lunar surface.

Understandably, social media has been abuzz with chatter of the moon mission. Here's how celebrities, politicians and Twitterati, in general, has reacted to the launch of the mission.

When Will Chandrayaan-2 Reach The Moon?

As per the information revealed by the ISRO, the orbiter is scheduled to orbit the moon while on the mission and then perform a soft landing at a site close to the lunar South Pole on September 7. Later when it reaches the surface, the six-wheeled Pragyan is planned to be deployed on the Moon's surface where it is expected to carry out experiments -- all the while being controlled by ISRO scientists back at Earth.

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