Chandrayaan-3’s lander touches down on the lunar surface, making India the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Chandrayaan-3’s lander touched down on the lunar surface said, "The sky is not the limit.”

The country will always remember us for this moment, he tells the control room, adding that the success of the mission should push Indians towards a brighter future.

“This day shows how we can learn from our failures to eventually succeed, he adds, referencing earlier failed missions to land on the Moon.”

He ends his address to an outpouring of applause from the jubilant control room.

Source: BBC

BDST: 1836 HRS, AUGUST 23, 2023
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