New Delhi: As the ‘Pragyan’ rover rolled out of the ‘Vikram’ lander following the successful and first-of-its-kind touchdown on the lunar South Pole, India's Permanent Mission to the UN on Friday celebrated the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
“Marking the triumph of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission we gathered with our colleagues from the Permanent Missions in New York. We extend our gratitude for your presence and unwavering support on this occasion,” the Indian Permanent Mission to UN wrote on ‘X’ on Friday.
Chandryaan-3 on Wednesday successfully performed a soft landing on the Moon.
As the Vikram lander carrying the Pragyaan rover in its belly touched down on the lunar surface, it marked a giant leap in India’s spacefaring journey providing a well-deserved finale to ISRO’s long years of toil.
This makes India the fourth country – after the US, China, and Russia – to have successfully landed on the moon’s surface, it has earned a place in record books as the first to touchdown on the south side of Earth’s only natural satellite.
Special screenings of the soft landing were organized across the country, including schools science centres, and public institutions.
The spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on July 14.(ANI)
