 "ISRO Chief S Somanath congratulates team as Chandrayaan-3 conquers moon")
With Chandrayaan-3 achieving a remarkable feat by successfully landing on the moon, Indians across the country are jubilant and proud. ISRO Chief S Somanath congratulated his team for reaching the milestone. Moments after Chandrayaan-3 touched the surface of the moon, addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Somanath said, “Pradhan Mantri ji we are now on the moon.”
With Chandrayaan-3 touching the surface of the moon now, the Vikram Module will perform a systems check and run a few diagnostics. It will also prepare the Pragyaan Rover to go out onto the lunar surface and carry out its data and sample collection. Meanwhile, former ISRO chief, K Sivan also took a moment to congratulate team ISRO. “We are really excited…We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. I am very happy,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the launch at ISRO’s Mission Operations Complex in Bengaluru virtually from Johannesburg.