Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 24: In a magnificent blend of science and sweetness, an extraordinary event is unfolding in the cosmos - the Chandrayaan 3 satellite is set to make its historic landing on the lunar surface.
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”
Associate Project Director of the Chandrayaan 3 mission Kalpana said that it was a memorable moment for her and for the whole team after the Vikram lander carrying the Pragyaan rover in its belly touched down on the lunar surface.
Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit said on Wednesday that Chandrayaan-3's successful soft landing on the moon's surface is "a very proud and historic moment for India".
India's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Ruchira Kamboj has said Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon is a historic moment for humanity as “we venture into uncharted territory near the moon's South Pole”.
After Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon's surface, making India the first to land near the Moon's South Pole, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that it is a proud moment for every Indian today.
Calling the scientists ‘pride of the country’, Shivakumar said that the efforts of all the ISRO scientists and staff who worked hard for the project are unforgettable.
Asia’s highest contemporary land art exhibition sā Ladakh comes to end here on Wednesday with a closing ceremony that witnessed around 300 people including artists (national and international) and locals witnessing the projection of light in the natural surface by German artist Philipp Frank
Indians will never forget August 23, 2023 as on this date our nation created history by becoming the first country to land on the South Pole of the lunar surface.
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.”