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Last Updated: August 23, 2023, 19:15 IST
With this feat, India became the first country to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth’s only natural satellite. (News18 creative with ISRO pics)
Chandrayaan-3 updates: PM said India’s successful Moon mission is not just India’s alone as this success belongs to all of humanity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders across party lines hailed ISRO after Chandrayaan-3’s successful lunar landing.
PM said India’s successful Moon mission is not just India’s alone. as this success belongs to all of humanity. The Prime Minister said it was a historic day for the country’s space sector and added this is the dawn of new India.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said this landmark achievement is not only a testament to the power of Indian genius but it also launches India’s voyage through the Amrit Kaal to emerge as a global leader in the realm of space, as envisioned by PM.
🇮🇳As the world watches #Chandrayaan3 script India’s epoch in space, I express my heartfelt gratitude to @isro and our scientists for their undeterred efforts to make this mission a historic success.
This landmark achievement is not only a testament to the power of Indian…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 23, 2023
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the success of Chandrayaan-3 is a collective success of every Indian.
The success of #Chandrayaan3 is the collective success of every Indian.An elated nation with 140 crore aspirations witnessed today yet another achievement in its six-decade long space programme.
We are deeply indebted to the remarkable hard work, unparalleled ingenuity and…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 23, 2023
Congratulating ISRO, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Chandrayaan-3’s soft landing on the uncharted lunar South Pole is the result of decades of tremendous ingenuity and hard work by our scientific community.
Congratulations to Team ISRO for today’s pioneering feat.#Chandrayaan3’s soft landing on the uncharted lunar South Pole is the result of decades of tremendous ingenuity and hard work by our scientific community.Since 1962, India’s space program has continued to scale new…
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 23, 2023
Former J&K Chief Minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti said this proud moment wouldn’t have been possible without their sheer perseverance and dedication of ISRO.
Heartiest congratulations to @isro for #chandrayaan3’s successful landing on the moon. A proud moment for all of us which wouldn’t have been possible without their sheer perseverance & dedication.— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) August 23, 2023
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said Indian scientists have testified to the country’s scientific and technological progress. “India is now in the super league of space. Sincere congratulations to all the proud architects and stakeholders of the expedition,” he said.
Hail Chandrayaan-3!Hail its stupendous success!!Hail @isro!!Hail our nation’s magnificent achievement in sending an exploration mission successfully to the Moon!!Our scientists have testified the country’s scientific and technological progress. India is now in the super…
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 23, 2023
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi said it is a proud moment for us as Indians and another great addition to India’s long legacy of scientific achievements Chandrayaan-3.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said ISRO has made space accessible to the Global South and pointed out that the cost of the mission was less than half the budget of the Hollywood space movie “Interstellar”.
Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal said this is a historic moment and all countrymen are feeling very proud.
With this feat, India became the first country to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth’s only natural satellite. The LM comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan), made touch down near the south polar region of the Moon at around 6:04 pm on Wednesday.
