Chandrayaan-3: NASA administration Bill Nelson congratulates ISRO, India over lunar mission success
NASA administrator Bill Nelson on Wednesday congratulated India when its lunar mission Chandrayaan 3 successfully soft-land on the Moon.
India became the fourth country in the world to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon.
Nelson tweeted: "Congratulations @isro on your successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! And congratulations to #India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon. We’re glad to be your partner on this mission!"
Congratulations @isro on your successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! And congratulations to #India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon. We’re glad to be your partner on this mission! https://t.co/UJArS7gsTv
— Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) August 23, 2023
In a game-changing feat in India's space exploration, the country's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on the South Polar region of the moon on Wednesday as a nation of 1.4 billion people erupted in joy and pride ending an anxious wait for the moment.
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