Watch video: PM Modi's reaction on Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on Moon
India | August 23, 2023 19:45 ISTChandrayaan-3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday joined ISRO virtually from Johannesburg in South Africa.
Chandrayaan-3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday joined ISRO virtually from Johannesburg in South Africa.
"This is not the work of us alone. This is the work of a generation of ISRO leadership and scientists," said ISRO chief S Somanath on Wednesday.
Chandrayaan-3: Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touched down on the Moon's South Pole on Wednesday. PM Modi witnessed the historic moment virtually from Johannesburg in South Africa.
The coverage of the soft-landing was available on multiple platforms, including the ISRO's website, YouTube channel and Facebook page, and DD National TV channel.
Historically, spacecraft missions to the Moon have primarily targeted the equatorial region due to its favourable terrain and operating conditions.
Chandrayaan-3: Padma Shri recipient Pattnaik’s sand art included a national flag, ISRO’s logo, the rocket in which Chandrayaan-3 was launched.
The Lander Module (LM) of ISRO's ambitious Chandrayaan-3, the third Moon mission is expected to touch down close to the Moon's south pole.
Higher Education Secretary K Sanjay Murthy in a letter to all education institutions has urged to make special arrangements for students to watch the Chandrayaan-3 moon landing.
The Tamil connection of the Chandrayaan missions refers to the three scientists from Tamil Nadu who helmed each of the crucial Moon missions of India's space programme.
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Chandrayaan-3: The live telecast of the landing operations will begin at 5:20 PM IST on Wednesday. Live actions of landing will be available on the ISRO website, its YouTube channel, Facebook, and public broadcaster DD National TV from 5:27 PM IST on Aug 23, 2023.
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Sudhanshu Kumar joined ISRO as a scientist in September 2021. Posted in Sriharikota, Sudhanshu is part of Chandrayaan-3 launch vehicle team.
The Government schools of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh will open for the first time in the evening on Wednesday, August 23. Check details.
Chaudhry called for the Pakistani media to broadcast Chandrayaan-3's landing set to take place around 6 pm on Wednesday, which will make India the fourth country to land on the Moon.
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India is set to become the fourth country on Wednesday to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Speaking to the media, Dr Surendra Pal said that the lander can hover like a helicopter if a suitable landing area is not available.
India’s moon lander is all set to make a landing on the lunar soil on August 23, 2023 evening as the final deboosting operation got over in the wee hours of Sunday, said ISRO.
The Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to moon, is scheduled for landing on the lunar surface on August 23.
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