Chandrayaan-3 Success Connected With Hearts Of People: ISRO Chief

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chariman S Somanath on Sunday said the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission connected with the hearts of the people and the successful soft landing on the Moon was a "moment of glory for Indians."

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With India becoming the fourth nation to land on the Moon and the first to make a soft landing on the south pole of the lunar surface, he said, it was not a 'small accomplishment." "Chandrayaan-3 created an emotional exuberance in the minds of youngsters, children and to people who study science and technology. We were able to showcase the whole of accomplishment to the entire country driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directives to make sure the success must go to everybody," he said.

The secretary of the Department of Space made those comments during a session 'Unlocking the potential of Aerospace and Defence Sector through the Economy' organised on the lines of Global Investors Meet (GIM2024) by the Tamil Nadu government here.