National Space Day 2024: India is celebrating its first National Space Day on Friday (Aug 23) to commemorate the historic landing of moon mission Chandrayaan-3. Last year on August 23, India became the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to reach the southern side of the moon.

Historic! India celebrates its first National Space Day to mark Chandrayaan 3's landing | All you need to know

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the name "Shiv Shakti" for Chandrayaan 3's moon lander landing site six months ago, it has now been officially recognised by the internationally acknowledged organisation responsible for naming celestial objects.

It’s official: Chandrayaan-3 landing site will now be called ‘Shiv Shakti’

The National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) released detailed modules on Chandrayaan after the successful touchdown to educate school children about India’s space accomplishments.

India: NCERT modules on Chandrayaan spark controversy for 'mixing science with mythology'

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released a mesmerising video showing the moon's surface, captured by the Vikram Lander Imager Camera, just before Chandryaan's historic touchdown on Wednesday (August 23).

ISRO releases Moon's footage from minutes before Chandrayaan-3's landing. WATCH

India’s moon mission, Chandrayaan-3 scripted history on August 23 with the successful landing on the moon’s South Pole. After this, India became the fourth nation to land on the lunar surface after Russia (Soviet Union), the United States and China, and the first-ever nation to soft land on the south pole of the moon.

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On Wednesday (August 23), India scripted history in its lunar exploration as Chandrayaan-3 made a successful landing at the Moon's South Pole. This mission, headed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), marks a huge and historic achievement for the country and its success rode on the optimal performance of the Vikram Lunar lander.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (August 23) congratulated ISRO scientists for the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, under which India landed its rover on the south pole of the Moon.

'Every Indian household is celebrating,' says PM Modi after Chandrayaan landing