‘I reached my destination, India, and you too’: Chandrayaan-3 after soft-landing on Moon

India has become the fourth country to achieve a soft-landing on the Moon. The others are the United States, Russia and China.

Published on: Aug 23, 2023, 18:25:48 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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In its first 'reaction' after Wednesday's successful soft-landing on the Moon, Chandrayaan-3 ‘said’ that it was not just the mission alone, but the entire country that had reached the Moon with it.

Scientists celebrate at the control room of ISRO headquarters after ISRO's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM), comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan), successfully touches down on the Moon�s surface, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

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"Chandrayaan-3 Mission: India, I reached my destination and you too !' ISRO posted on X (formerly Twitter) shortly after the lander module arrived at the South Pole of Earth's only natural satellite.

“Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon! Congratulations, India!” ISRO added.

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The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 – the mission was launched on July 14 – comprising of the lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyaan) began its final descent towards the lunar surface at 5:45pm on Wednesday (as scheduled), and landed at the Moon at 6:04pm (again, as per the schedule).

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How India made history with Chandrayaan-3

India made history in two ways. It is now only the fourth country to make a soft-landing on the Moon, joining the United States, Russia and China on the list.

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Additionally, after the recent failure of Russia's Luna-25, Chandrayaan-3 is now the first space mission to reach the Moon's South Pole, its intended destination.

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