Now, Isro sets eyes on Aditya L-1, Gaganyaan

The successful landing of India's third lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-3, is only the beginning of India's space missions.

- Soumya Pillai

Repeating the words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) head, S Somanath, said on Wednesday that the "golden era" of India's space programme has only begun.

Somanath said that while the focus of the space agency over the last few months has been to ensure the success of Chandrayaan-3, Isro is also working on some other big-ticket projects that are lined up for the coming months. He added that with this mission, India has cemented its name as a worthy player in the global space industry.

"Going to the moon and making a soft landing is a tough mission. It is very difficult for any nation, even with the most sophisticated technology, to achieve this, but we have done it in just two missions. The first mission had a narrow miss and now we have achieved it so perfectly," he said.

He said that this mission will give the space agency confidence to explore the vastness of space to a greater degree, and that for the next three months, Isro has its hands full with missions

Aditya L-1