The central government has issued a notification that August 23 will be observed as 'National Space Day' to commemorate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Taking up a discussion regarding the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and other achievements of the nation in the space sector, chairing the Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla congratulated the Nation on this stupendous achievement of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to celebrate August 23 as the 'National Space Day' marking the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3, said an 'X' post from the Prime Minister's Office.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed joy over PM Narendra Modi's three major announcements during his meeting with the scientists of ISRO's Command Center regarding Chandrayaan-3.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement that August 23, the day the ISRO successfully placed its lander on the moon's unexplored south face, will be celebrated every year as ’National Space Day'.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi naming the Chandrayaan-3's landing site 'Shiv Shakti'.
Shifting focus to its next space odyssey after successfully placing a lander on the moon's uncharted South Pole, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said the country's maiden solar mission — Aditya-L1 — will "possibly" be launched on September 2.
PM Modi also announced that the touchdown spot of the Vikram lander on the lunar surface would from now onwards be known as the ‘Shiv Shakti’ point while the Chandrayaan-2 Lunar landing point will be called the ‘Tiranga’ point.