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CHANDRAYAAN-3
INDIA’S SUCCESSFUL LUNAR MISSION
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On the 23 of August, India “I reached my destination
and India’s Chandrayaan and you too!”
proved that some suns of This message by
resolve rise on the Moon as Chandrayaan-3 scripted history,
well. 'Mission Chandrayaan' marking India’s first successful
has become a symbol of the landing on the Moon. On 23
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spirit of New India, which
August 2023, the Indian Space
wants to ensure victory, and
Research Oragnisation (ISRO)
also knows how to win in any
initiated the final step for the
situation.
Moon landing—the Automatic
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Landing Sequence (ALS) of the
(in 'Mann ki Baat' address)
Chandrayaan-3 Lander, Vikram,
which soft-landed on the lunar
surface, making India the fourth
country in the world to land on
the lunar surface and the first
country ever to land near the
south pole of the Moon, a region
that has never been explored
before.
Launched on LVM3-M4
from the Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, Sriharikota, the
spacecraft began its journey on
"I believe that the Prime
th
14 July 2023. Chandrayaan-3,
Minister is a space buff. He
which consisted of two parts —
understands the critical
the propulsion and the Lander-
value of technology and its Rover modules, was developed
applications in society, nation,
indigenously exhibiting
and governance which he has India’s striking technological
well-articulated during his capability. Apart from its vision
interactions with us. I am very of demonstrating end-to-end
thankful to him." capability in safe landing and
-S Somanath roving on the lunar surface,
Chairman, ISRO Chandrayaan-3 also aimed
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