India is celebrating its
first National Space Day on August 23, 2024, marking a year since the
historic Chandrayaan-3 mission's successful soft landing on the Moon. This
milestone made India the fourth country to achieve this feat and the first to
land on the lunar South Pole. The theme for this year's celebration is "Touching
lives while touching the Moon: India's space saga."
President Murmu and ISRO
Chairman joined the celebrations, with various institutions across the country
hosting public events.
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, along with Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Nitin
Gadkari, and Mansukh Mandaviya, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their
pride in India's space achievements.
Prime
Minister Modi
highlighted his government's "futuristic decisions" in the
space sector and promised even more advancements in the future. Hardeep
Singh Puri praised ISRO's journey, from humble beginnings to the lunar
landing, while mentioning the upcoming Gaganyaan mission in 2024. Nitin
Gadkari celebrated India's cosmic strides and the brilliance of
ISRO's scientists, emphasizing future missions like Aditya-L1 and
Gaganyaan. Mansukh Mandaviya reflected on the "watershed
moment" of Chandrayaan-3, reinforcing the nation's commitment to space
exploration.
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