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Rabat – With the historic and successful landing of the Vikram Rover on August 23, India has become the first nation in the world to make contact with the Moon’s South Pole.
The LVM3 M4 launcher, which was developed by India, was used to carry out the moon mission Chandrayaan-3 on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in the Indian island of Sriharikota.
The entire process took 41 days, from the time of launch until the successful touchdown close to the Moon’s South Pole.
While being the fourth country after the United States, Russia, and China to have successfully landed the Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover on the moon, India is the first country to approach the moon’s South Pole.
The Indian mission has been hailed as exceptional for a number of reasons, including the fact that it was the most affordable with a total project cost of 75 million dollars compared to other missions.
Another is that the Asian country made history by becoming the first nation to successfully land on the Moon’s South Pole despite challenging terrain and numerous technical difficulties.
The moon’s soil and ecology will be vitally sampled by Lander Vikram and Rover Pragyan for further scientific investigation, and both have started beaming back images.
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The nation’s leaders and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) team of scientists, led by ISRO Chairman Shri S. Somanath, virtually participated in this momentous event. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi commended the team’s efforts and called the event “historic” and “a source of pride.”
He also discussed the accomplishments of Chandrayaan-3 and the potential and aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians. The principle of “One Land, One Family, One Future” is one that India firmly upholds, and Prime Minister Modi stressed that India’s lunar mission likewise adheres to this human-centered philosophy.
The prime minister continued saying that the Chandrayaan-3’s success belonged to all of humanity, and that it would aid future moon expeditions by other nations.
He voiced his belief that the Chandrayaan mission’s accomplishments would allow India to transcend the boundary into lunar orbit.
Modi finally extended his thanks to many foreign leaders who congratulated ISRO and India on Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing.
