India will celebrate its first Space Day on August 23.
The Union government on Monday declared August 23 as National Space Day to celebrate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which achieved a safe soft landing of the Vikram lander and deployed the Pragyan lunar rover near the South Pole the lunar surface
India will celebrate its first National Space Day on August 23, 2024. The country was also the first country to land on the moon.
The Union government on Monday declared August 23 as National Space Day to celebrate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which achieved a safe soft landing of the Vikram lander and deployed the Pragyan lunar rover near the South Pole lunar surface.
This sparked celebrations across the country and set goals to engage and inspire younger generations to participate in the field of space science and technology.
On August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully soft-landed on the moon. India became the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat and the first country to land on the lunar South Pole. Dear Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Announcing that August 23rd will… — Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) August 19, 2024
In recognition of this achievement, the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Government of India (GoI), organized a series of workshops and demonstrations to create awareness about the application of space technology in the fisheries sector.
Previously, a notice issued by the Ministry of Aerospace and Space stated that with the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, India became the first country to land near the south pole of the moon.
“With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on August 23, 2023, the landing of the Vikram lander and the deployment of the Pragyan rover on the lunar surface, India has joined the ranks of an elite group of aerospace nations,” the notification said. , becoming the fourth aerospace country.”
It also reads: “The results of this historic mission will benefit humanity in the future.”
