India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover mission aces orbit-raising maneuvers around Earth

The orbits of Chandrayaan-3 that will bring it closer to the moon over the next month

India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is continuing its circuitous journey to the moon with a series of burns to raise its orbit.

Chandrayaan-3 launched on July 14 into an orbit around Earth and has been slowly boosting its orbit ahead of a final shot toward the moon.