India became the first nation to make a successful landing on the moon’s South Poll. …reports Asian Lite News
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the scientists on successfully landing Chandrayaan-3 at the South Pole of the moon.
“Moonshots work! Congratulations to @narendramodi, @ISRO, and the Indian scientists for the first successful landing at the South Pole of the Moon,” Gates posted on X (formerly Twitter).
India became the first nation to make a successful landing on the moon’s South Poll.
Along with Gates, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella also congratulated ISRO on successfully landing the spacecraft, describing it as an exciting moment for India and the future of space exploration.
“My congratulations to @isro on the moon landing of the Chandrayaan-3. What an exciting moment for India – and the future of space exploration,” Nadella said.
With this landing in its second attempt in four years, India became the fourth country after the US, China, and the erstwhile Soviet Union to master soft-landing on the lunar surface.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday praised India for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, describing it as “super cool.”
“Super cool!,” Musk said, reacting to the successful launch.
Also, he congratulated the country for the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon.
“Congratulations India,” he commented on one of ISRO’s posts.
Even before the successful landing, Musk had shown support for India’s Moon mission by saying “Good for India.”
The world hailed the historic soft-landing of the Indian spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole surface on Wednesday.
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai also congratulated the Indian space agency and the country for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon.
“What an incredible moment! Congratulations to @isro for the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon,” Pichai said in a post on X.
“Today India became the first country to successfully achieve a soft landing on the southern polar region of the moon,” he added.
With this historic feat, India became the first nation to make a successful landing on the Moon’s south pole.
After landing successfully, ISRO had posted on X: “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: ‘India, I reached my destination and you too!’ :Chandrayaan-3.”
The lander landed after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft comprises a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander (1,723.89 kg) and a rover (26 kg).
The 19 minutes of suspense and excitement began at 5.45 p.m. on Wednesday, as planned earlier, and ended at 6.05 p.m. with the lander touching down on the lunar soil.