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Four students from the School Chandan of Laxmeshwar Gadag District in India have started to embark on recreating the "Moon Mission" after several failed attempts in the past two months, according to The Hindu.
The outlet reported that the students finally succeeded with the help of Peter Anthony Cruz, who was a scientist from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The team spent majority of their time in trying to recreate the "Moon Mission" within the school grounds.
Despite experiencing failures over the past two months, the students were finally able to recreate the mission during their rehearsal on Friday, March 13.
The students, along with Cruz admitted that the most difficult part of their project was the synchronization of the battery-operated equipment.
The four students took turns and explained the four stages of the "Moon Mission," which will be demonstrated on a specially created theatre during the "Chandrayana in Chandanotsav" on Monday.
The four stages will start with the launching of a PSLV-XL rocket, followed by the placing of the satellite into the space. The satellite will then be propelled into the Lunar Orbit, and will end with the descending of the lunar vehicle onto the Moon's surface.
The mission was funded with the help of Mr. Eshwar, the chairman of the Karnataka State Forest Industries Corporation.
"They burst into celebration the moment the lunar vehicle touched the Moon," Mr. Eshwar told the outlet.
The exhibition will start on Monday, March 16 and will run until March 24. The exhibit will be inaugurated by ISRO Chairman Kirankumar and will feature over 250 models provided by the ISRO.
NASA has similarly recreated the "Moon Mission" through an online site wechoosethemoon.org in celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing.
According to The Spectrum, the site allows people to relieve the historical event that took place in 1972.
