The ambitious third lunar mission of ISRO-- Chandrayaan-3 -- on Wednesday made a successful soft-landing on the moon, making India only the fourth country-- after US, China, and Russia-- to do so and the first to reach its uncharted south pole.
The union minister further hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, “PM Modi brought in a new space policy, under which 55 spacecraft missions were launched in the last decade.”
After Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon's surface, making India the first to land near the Moon's South Pole, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the ISRO team.
Congratulating the team of ISRO for the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said that where there is will and determination, even the moon is not too far.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday congratulated the scientists of ISRO for the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the South pole of the lunar surface.
As the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing near the South pole of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday shared images of the lunar surface from Vikram during the descent.
Taking to social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, the Indian Space Research Organisation said, "India is on the moon. Appreciations and thanks for all the contributions from India and abroad to this ISRO-turned-National endeavour called Chandrayaan-3."
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday shared the image of the site of the lunar surface, where Vikram, the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, landed.
As Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the moon, Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Wednesday congratulated India for the feat and said that history has been created.
As India became the first country to send a spacecraft near the South pole of the moon, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that in this Amrit Kaal, we have witnessed a true moment of Amrit Varsha.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami joined in the jubilation as India's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully executed a soft landing on the moon's south pole.
After speaking with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the phone, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath on Wednesday said that the former will personally come down and congratulate each one of us for Chandrayaan-3's success.