Following the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, US Congressman Ro Khanna on Thursday congratulated India and said that it is a big moment for India at home and across the world.
Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan on Thursday said that the Chandrayaan 2 mission could not achieve success due to a small error that occured in the year 2019.
An official statement quoted the Dalai Lama as saying, "The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 is a tribute to the people of India who have devoted their attention to scientific development since ancient times."
As India successfully placed the ‘Vikram’ lander on the moon’s south pole on Wednesday, greetings poured from every corner of the world. Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit congratulated the ISRO team and said ‘It was like a festival’.
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry, who mocked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) earlier after the failure of a previous mission, on Wednesday congratulated the ISRO's soft-landing on the lunar South Pole.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, said that the success of Chandrayaan-3's soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon was not limited to one country but the success of mankind.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has expressed her joy at ISRO creating history with soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on moon and said “it is a matter of great pride and excitement to all Indians, particularly the younger generation”.
As the greetings poured in on the massive success of India's Chandrayaan-3 mission, Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule and Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday expressed glee over the same.
As the country rejoiced the successful placement of the ISRO lander — Vikram — on the moon's uncharted South Pole, the agency's chairman S Somanath on Thursday confirmed that its maiden solar mission 'Aditya' is in the works and will be ready for launch in September.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday felicitated Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chief S Somanath after the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s lunar south pole.
Dr Goenka said, “Chandrayaan-3 is set to embark on an extraordinary lunar journey, where its rover will traverse a distance of approximately half a kilometre on the moon's surface over the next 12 days, capturing vital images and data”