Chandrayaan-3’s success: Siddu felicitates ISRO chief Somanath

Team Udayavani, Aug 24, 2023, 4:45 PM IST

Bengaluru: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chief S Somanath was felicitated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon’s lunar south pole.

The Chief Minister also extended his wishes to all the scientists and staff who contributed to the success of the mission while visiting the ISRO centre at Peenya.

Talking to the reporters after the visit, CM Siddaramaiah said, “I am very happy because our country has achieved this and it’s a historical achievement. Landing on the moon is not a small thing, it’s a very big achievement. They have been working for many years and nearly 500 hundred scientists were working on it.”
He further said that the ISRO scientists including chairman Somanath will be felicitated at Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru.

“I congratulate Somanath and his entire team and it’s a special and historical moment,” he added.

Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said that the state feels proud to honour those who have contributed to this success.

“I am very proud to see the great moment which has created history in Indian science. India has shown that it is the knowledge capital of the world. The entire team has worked for this success story…We are very proud of this great moment. We all shared the joy. The next generation will definitely take it forward,” Shivakumar said.

He further said that on behalf of Karnataka, he met ISRO chief Somanath and wished him and his team all the best.

After a 40-day journey into space, the Chandrayaan-3 lander, ‘Vikram’, touched down on the uncharted lunar South Pole on Wednesday evening, making India the first country to do so.

India also became only the fourth nation after the US, Russia and China to successfully conduct a lunar landing mission.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft put down the Vikram lander on the lunar surface, tilting to a horizontal position ahead of landing.

The spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on July 14.

(With ANI inputs)