Exactly a year ago today¡ªISRO chairperson S. Somanath rose from his seat at Bengaluru's ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network and smiled brightly at his still-anxious crew. The landing of Chandrayaan-3 had not yet been confirmed, but he was confident that the mission had overcome all obstacles.
Just minutes later, as shouts erupted, he declared, "India is on the Moon."The announcement strengthened India's standing in the global space market. On that day, India not only joined an elite group of only three other countries that had landed on the Moon, but it also became the world's first country to land near the lunar south pole.
Since that historic landing, ISRO has made steps toward future lunar missions. As per reports, the designs for Chandrayaan-4 and 5 have already been finished and are awaiting government approval.? ?
Today, Indians are in a celebration mode. They have taken to social media to express their joy towards the heartwarming feat. of the country. Here's what some people wrote.
An emotional user posted this on X.?
Here's what some other users posted.?
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