Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:53pm on 24 Aug 2023,Thursday Science
India made history by becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon with its Chandrayaan-3 mission. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved this milestone feat on Wednesday, with the Vikram lander successfully touching down in the hazardous lunar region. Shortly after, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called ISRO chief Somanath from Johannesburg to congratulate him, noting how his name is fittingly linked to the Moon. Video of their conversation shows Modi praising the team and conveying his wish to greet them personally soon for this historic accomplishment, which further cements India's position as a space pioneer.
