Chandrayaan-3 | India Now 4th Country To Make Soft Landing On The Moon
With the successful mission of Chandrayaan-3, India has now become the fourth nation in the world to make a soft landing on the moon.
Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully touched down near the lunar south pole.
India now joins China, the former Soviet Union, and the United States on the list of countries that have made a controlled landing on the surface of the moon.
The Chandrayaan-3 mission saw a lander, known as Vikram, make a soft landing near the moon’s south pole close to the same location Russia’s failed Luna-25 mission was aiming for. If all goes according to plan, Vikram will deploy a solar-powered rover named Pragyan in order to study lunar soil and moon rocks. Vikram, meanwhile, will conduct lunar seismic studies and probe the moon’s soil to measure its temperature.
Both Vikram and Pragyan are expected to last one lunar day, which is about 14 Earth days. When the sun finally sets on the duo, their batteries will slowly deplete, bringing an end to India’s historic mission.
Speaking after the soft landing, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who was over the moon, said it was a success for all humanity.
In his words, “This success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future. I’m confident that all countries in the world, including those from the global south, are capable of capturing success. We can all aspire to the moon and beyond.”
In his speech, Modi also stressed that this milestone reflects on all of humanity, not just India. “Friends, on this joyous occasion, I would like to address all the people of the world. The people of every country and region,” Modi said. “India’s successful moon mission is not just India’s alone.
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“Our approach of one Earth, one family, one future is resonating across the globe. This human-centric approach that we present and that we represent has been welcomed universally. Our moon mission is also based on the same essential approach.”
ISRO chairman Sreedhara Somanath shared some words as well, praising mission teams that made this landing a success. “It’s a great moment of happiness on behalf of the team. It gives me immense satisfaction to achieve this goal as project director of this mission,” Somanath said. “The entire mission operations right from launch ’til landing happened flawlessly as per the timeline. And we became the fourth country to land — to demonstrate the soft landing — onto the moon’s surface and we became the first country to go near the south pole of the moon.”