In 2023, on this very day, Chandrayaan 3 accomplished the safe and soft landing of Vikram Lander on the lunar surface. India became the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to land near the southern polar region of the moon.
India is set to celebrate its first-ever National Space Day on Friday on the theme "Touching Lives While Touching the Moon: India's Space Saga". On 23 August 2023, India achieved a historic milestone when the Chandrayaan-3 lander completed a soft landing on the moon. This remarkable accom
Following the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3, Modi declared August 23 as National Space Day and named the landing site 'Shiva Shakti Point,' while designating the Chandrayaan-2 landing site as 'Tiranga Point.'
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his role in strengthening India's space ecosystem.
ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath on Tuesday said that the investments that have been made in the space programme have benefited society. He added that lakhs of people have got employment opportuinities and thus received direct and indirect benefits.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday for the successful launch of the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS)-08 onboard the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3.
The ISRO chief expressed happiness on the successful launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and said that the next program is to manufacture and launch it for commercial purposes.
Taking to the social media platform X, he wrote, "Congratulations to ISRO the launch of SSLV-D3. This will enhance the sustainability of the Earth by facilitating environmental monitoring and disaster management".
Highlighting the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, "It is
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Friday.