India has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed that its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has achieved a soft landing on the lunar surface.
The achievement marks India's emergence as the fourth country in history to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface, following the United States, China and the former Soviet Union.
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, currently in Johannesburg attending the BRICS Summit, joined the ISRO team via video conferencing to witness the landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the moon’s surface. Immediately after the successful landing, the Prime Minister addressed the team and congratulated team Chandrayaan, ISRO and all the scientists of the country who have worked tirelessly for years and also congratulated the 140 crore countrymen for this wonderful moment filled with enthusiasm, joy and emotion!
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The achievement marks India's emergence as the fourth country in history to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface, following the United States, China and the former Soviet Union.
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, currently in Johannesburg attending the BRICS Summit, joined the ISRO team via video conferencing to witness the landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the moon’s surface. Immediately after the successful landing, the Prime Minister addressed the team and congratulated team Chandrayaan, ISRO and all the scientists of the country who have worked tirelessly for years and also congratulated the 140 crore countrymen for this wonderful moment filled with enthusiasm, joy and emotion!
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