As soon as Chandrayan 2 soared up into the skies, a rent of cheer tore through the roof of a house in Lucknow. The house in Rajajipuram, where Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, the mission director of Chandrayan-2, lived, is suddenly the centre of attraction and has acquired a celebrity status almost overnight.
Bollywood celebrities like Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan and others took to Twitter to congratulate ISRO for the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 which took place in Andhra Pradesh.
ISRO launched India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on Monday. The reactions have been pouring in from all around the world. Here is how the world is reacting to India's giant leap in space.
Lok Shaba congratulates ISRO for successful launch of Chandrayaan-2
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Rajya Sabha congratulates ISRO for successful launch of Chandrayaan-2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Efforts such as Chandrayaan- 2 will further encourage our bright youngsters towards science, top quality research and innovation.”
Originally, the rocket was to fly on July 15 at 2.51 a.m. Due to technical glitch that was detected about an hour prior to the rocket's lift off, the mission was called off that day.
Indian Space Research Organisation Chief K Sivan and other scientists celebrate after GSLVMkIII-M1 successfully injects Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft into earth orbit
Whoosh! Here is the moment that India was waiting for. The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission has been launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
Chandrayaan 2 lifts off from Sriharikota centre ISRO
At exactly 2.43 pm, the Rs 375 crore GSLV-Mk III rocket began its ascent into space from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.
Mission Director has authorized the launch of Chandrayaan 2. 15 minutes to go
Chandrayaan-2's success will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to pull off a soft landing on the moon. ISRO's budget is less than 20 times that of NASA.
Chandrayaan 2: Filling of Liquid Hydrogen in Cryogenic Stage(C25) of GSLV MkIII-M1 completed
Chandrayaan 2 launch: Chandrayaan-2 is all set to be launched from Sriharikota launchpad at 2:43 pm. Previously scheduled to be launched on July 15, the launch of Chandrayaan-2 was aborted due to a technical snag, which has now been rectified.
Chandrayaan-2 will be a landmark mission that will be departing from India's Satish Dhawan Space Centre, situated in north Chennai, in Sriharikota at 2:13 a.m. PT (5:13 a.m. ET), Monday, July 22.
Chandrayaan 2 Launch Live Updates: Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched from Sriharikota launchpad at 2:43 pm. Previously scheduled to be launched on July 15, the launch of Chandrayaan-2 was aborted due to a technical snag, which has now been rectified. The countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan-2 had begun Sunday evening and preparations for the mission are in full swing.
The GSLV-Mk III rocket with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was originally scheduled for flight at 2.51 a.m. on July 15. However, the flight was postponed after a technical snag was detected an hour prior to the rocket lift-off.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said the snag that had led to a delay in the launch of Chandrayaan 2 mission has now been fixed. The Chandrayaan 2 mission is now slated to be launched at 2:43 pm today.
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