New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the scientific community for the successful insertion of Mangalayan into the orbit of planet Mars.
It is the courage, passion and imagination of the team of space scientists and researchers led by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan which made this mission triumphant, said Sonia Gandhi.
This achievement will be a source of inspiration and pride for generations to come, she siad.
India earns its admirable position in the world as one of the pioneering space exploring nation with Mangalayan and it is a milestone in the journey that we as a nation envisaged after independence, Sonia Gandhi said.