Historical: World congratulates India on Chandrayaan-3's success; Pakistan, China remain silent
Chandrayaan-3
History created. Chandryaan-3 landed successfully on the moon’s south pole on August 23. The Lander Module (LM) of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, launched on July 14, successfully landed on the Moon on August 23.
India’s space agency shared the update on X (formerly Twitter), “India, I reached and you too!: Chandrayaan-3”.
On August 18, the ISRO successfully performed the first deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. This was performed the day after the lander module separated from the propulsion module after a 34-day-long journey toward the Moon. On August 20, the ISRO performed the second and final deebost of the Lander Module to reduce the Lander Module to 25 km x 134 km.
Lander health to be assessed, rover to come out, says ISRO chief
"The most difficult parts were the launch, landing and capture by the orbit of the Moon, the launch of the lander to descent and the final landing. The lander's health will be assessed and the rover will come out from Lander in the next few hours, said ISRO chief S Somanath.
Chandrayaan-3: World leaders react to successful landing
As Chandrayaan-3 touched the moon, social media was flooded with heartfelt wishes from leaders around the world. Pakistan's Fawad Chaudhry, the ex-Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Imran Khan government congratulated ISRO on X.
Bill Nelson, the American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also congratulated India and the team of scientists as ISRO.
Vice-President of the United States, Kamala Harris also congratulated India on this historic feat.
Former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai called the Chandryaan-3 mission 'historic' and wished India further advancements in science.
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen referred to Chandrayaan-3's landing "historic milestone".
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated India on the successful Moon landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. His message to President of India Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi reads:
"Please, accept my heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of the successful landing of the Indian space station Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon near its South Pole."
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his wishes on Chandrayaan-3's success, calling it 'another proof of the power of science'.
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also congratulated India.
India's neighbour congratulates on Chandrayaan-3's success, but Pakistan, China remain silent
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India's neighbour and fellow Asian countries also congratulated India on its lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3's successfullanding on August 23. Chinese and Pakistani governments have not reacted to Chandrayaan-3's success yet.
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Indian diaspora celebrates in South Africa
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared pictures fromJohannesburg, South Africa where he went for the BRICS Summit, celebrating this historic day with the Indian diaspora.
"The enthusiasm of our diaspora in South Africa for India's achievements in the space sector is truly gladdening", PM wrote on X.
(With inputs from agencies)
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