Astronauts Rakesh Sharma, Sunita Williams laud Chandrayaan-3 mission, Isro
New Delhi, Aug 24 (Ians) Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to be in space and Sunita Williams, an Indo-American NASA astronaut have lauded the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which helped the country become the first nation in the world to land near the South Pole of the Moon.
Led by scientists at Isro, the Vikram lander, aboard Chandrayaan-3, landed near the South Pole of the Moon on Wednesday after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.
India also became the fourth nation to make a soft landing on the Moon after the erstwhile Ussr, the US, China.
“I am not surprised, because I knew deep inside that Isro will make it this time. I am already a proud Indian and I have become a prouder Indian now. I knew that Isro will iron out all the challenges faced by Chandrayaan-2 and will make this mission a success,” said Sharma, during a live telecast...
Led by scientists at Isro, the Vikram lander, aboard Chandrayaan-3, landed near the South Pole of the Moon on Wednesday after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.
India also became the fourth nation to make a soft landing on the Moon after the erstwhile Ussr, the US, China.
“I am not surprised, because I knew deep inside that Isro will make it this time. I am already a proud Indian and I have become a prouder Indian now. I knew that Isro will iron out all the challenges faced by Chandrayaan-2 and will make this mission a success,” said Sharma, during a live telecast...
- 8/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Similar News
“It wouldn’t happen like that”: An Actual Astronaut Exposes One Flaw in Star Lord’s Near Death Scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
- 3/10/2024
- by Pratik Handore
- FandomWire
Bill Bryson’s ‘A Short History Of Nearly Everything’ Being Reimagined As Animated TV Series By Josh Weinstein, Jason Hazeley & Richard Ayoade
- 2/12/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
‘The Wombles’ Remake In The Works With Altitude Television
- 10/17/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Aamir Khan In Anurag Basu’s Kishore Kumar Biopic? No Truth To This
- 10/23/2024
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Look forward to successful Moon landing: Rakesh Sharma, 1st Indian in space
- 8/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Eyes on the Moon: Live telecast of Chandrayaan – 3
- 8/22/2023
- by Editorial Desk
- GlamSham
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.