On Saturday, Indian Space Research Organization's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Center in Bengaluru's Peenya industrial district was visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi met with Isro scientists there and expressed his congratulations on the Chandrayaan-3 lander's successful landing on the Moon's surface on August 23.

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India has created history as Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon at around 06:03 PM on Wednesday. Indian Prime Minister Modi joined the live landing of Chandrayaan-3 from South Africa where he is attending the BRICS summit. Meanwhile, ISRO Chairman S Somanath gave an address after the landing and said, 'India is on the moon'.

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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.

PM Modi joined the ISRO team virtually&nbsp;from South Africa's Johannesburg, where he is present to attend the ongoing BRICS summit.

"I may be in South Africa but my heart has always been with the Chandrayaan mission," PM Modi said.

"When we see such historic moments it makes us very proud. This is the dawn of new India," the PM said.

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"We are witness to the new flight of new India; new history has been written.&nbsp;This is historic moment and sounds the bugle for a developed India. No country has reached there (the South Pole of the Moon) before. With the hard work of our scientists we have reached there," PM Modi said while addressing the ISRO scientists.

<h2>Modi's message for the world</h2>

PM Modi made it clear Wednesday that the success of India's Lunar mission was not India's alone but a win for the whole humanity. “India’s successful Moon mission is not India’s alone. This is a year in which the world is witnessing India’s G20 presidency. Our approach of one earth, one family, one future is resonating across the globe,” Modi said.

"Therefore, success belongs to all of humanity, and it will help other nations, all countries from the world are capable of achieving such feats," he said.

He ended&nbsp;his address to an outpouring of applause from the jubilant control room.

Later, PM Modi also talked to ISRO chief S Somanath over the phone and congratulated him for his team's success.

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<h2>India's Lunar mission</h2>

India on Wednesday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve a successful soft-landing on the Moon, and the first to land a rover on the south pole of the Moon, which is considered as a way more difficult terrain having deep craters and high mountains.

The south pole region is considered an area of key scientific and strategic interest for spacefaring nations, as scientists believe the region to be home to water ice deposits.

Maggie Lieu, a space expert was quoted by BBC as saying that&nbsp;"the hardest part is over" for the mission.

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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.

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. PM Modi joined the ISRO team virtually from South Africa's Johannesburg, where he is present to attend the ongoing BRICS summit. "I may be in South Africa but my heart has always been with the Chandrayaan mission," PM Modi said. "When we see such historic moments it makes us very proud. This is the dawn of new India," the PM said. #WATCH | "When we see such historic moments it makes us very proud. This is the dawn of new India," says PM Modi on the soft landing of ISRO's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the moon pic.twitter.com/gy63DaNgGD — ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2023 × "We are witness to the new flight of new India; new history has been written. This is historic moment and sounds the bugle for a developed India. No country has reached there (the South Pole of the Moon) before. With the hard work of our scientists we have reached there," PM Modi said while addressing the ISRO scientists. Modi's message for the world PM Modi made it clear Wednesday that the success of India's Lunar mission was not India's alone but a win for the whole humanity. “India’s successful Moon mission is not India’s alone. This is a year in which the world is witnessing India’s G20 presidency. Our approach of one earth, one family, one future is resonating across the globe,” Modi said. "Therefore, success belongs to all of humanity, and it will help other nations, all countries from the world are capable of achieving such feats," he said. He ended his address to an outpouring of applause from the jubilant control room. Later, PM Modi also talked to ISRO chief S Somanath over the phone and congratulated him for his team's success. Indian Prime Minister @narendramodi speaks with ISRO chief S Somanath and congratulates him on the successful landing on #Chandrayaan3#Chandrayaan3Landing Track LIVE updates: https://t.co/j90W3AZrxq pic.twitter.com/bE3w6oDbWN — WION (@WIONews) August 23, 2023 × India's Lunar mission India on Wednesday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve a successful soft-landing on the Moon, and the first to land a rover on the south pole of the Moon, which is considered as a way more difficult terrain having deep craters and high mountains. The south pole region is considered an area of key scientific and strategic interest for spacefaring nations, as scientists believe the region to be home to water ice deposits. Maggie Lieu, a space expert was quoted by BBC as saying that "the hardest part is over" for the mission. "When it was going into fine braking I was kind of worried as that's where they failed previously," but now the landing has taken place, it's "really exciting", said said. In some time, India's space agency ISRO is expected to put the rover onto the Moon's surface. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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Upon Chandrayaan-3's successful landing, Prime Minister Modi declared, "We are witnesses to the new flight of the new India; new history has been written." The South Pole of the moon has never been reached by any nation. The third lunar mission from ISRO, Chandrayaan-3, made a soft landing on the moon. "With the hard work of our scientists we have reached there," adds PM Modi. India has created history as Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon at around 06:03 PM on Wednesday. Indian Prime Minister Modi joined the live landing of Chandrayaan-3 from South Africa where he is attending the BRICS summit. Meanwhile, ISRO Chairman S Somanath gave an address after the landing and said, 'India is on the moon'.

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India is now only few hours away from making history. Its third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3, is all set to make a soft and successful landing on the south polar region of the Moon around 6.04pm today, August 23.

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Just a few hours from now Chandrayaan-3 is expected to attempt a soft landing near the Southern Pole and now the world is waiting with baited breath. Let's revisit what went wrong in the last leg of Chandrayaan-2.

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If any factor regarding the lander module appears unfavourable, then the landing will be shifted to August 27, said the Space Applications Centre-ISRO about Chandrayaan-3 on Monday. Nilesh M Desai, director of Space Applications Centre-ISRO, Ahmedabad said that the decision regarding the landing will be taken based on the health of the lander module and the conditions on the Moon.

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Today, India is aiming to reach the moon but the country's space journey started more than 5 decades ago. Take a look at how Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO was formed. Also, we tell you the story of the first Indian in Space- Rakesh Sharma.

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Anticipation is building for India's Moon landing after Russia's Luna-25 crash. Chandrayaan-3 which blasted off on the 14 of July is all set for a soft landing on the 23rd of August. How Exactly is the spacecraft going to do its maneuvers? If the touchdown takes place, India will become the fourth country to land on the moon, after the United States, Russia, and China. For India, a successful moon landing would mark its emergence as a space power as the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government looks to spur investment in private space launches and related satellite-based businesses. Will Chandrayaan-3 emerge as a successful mission?

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Over the past few years, India has taken a huge leap in the world of space. With India's Mars Orbiter Mission #Mangalyaan, ISRO became the fourth space agency to reach the red planet, after Russia's Roscosmos, United States' NASA, and the European Space Agency. But the country did not stop there. Apart from the lunar expeditions, India is all set for its first mission to the sun with Aditya-L1. Take a look at different space programmes that set India apart from other space agencies.

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Vikram’s landing will be attempted a little after 6pm on August 23. If it pulls it off, India will join an elite list, becoming the fourth nation to manage a soft landing on Moon. It will join US, Russia, and China. Russia’s Luna-25 mission recently failed to make a landing on the lunar surface.

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Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a major milestone when its Lander Module carrying the rover inside successfully separated from the Propulsion Module on Thursday. Now the historic mission has embarked on its final journey where Lander Module comprising the lander Vikram and rover Pragyan is now ready to be lowered to an orbit that takes it closer to the moon's surface. The soft landing on the lunar south pole is scheduled at 5.47 pm on 23 August.

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