S Somnath said, “We are more than capable of traveling to the Moon, Mars or Venus. But for this we have to increase our confidence. (File photo)
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- India became the first country to reach the South Pole of the Moon
- August 23 will now be celebrated as National Space Day
- The Aditya-L1 mission is expected to launch in the first week of September
Thiruvananthapuram:
ISRO chairman S Somnath said on Saturday that India is capable of launching more interplanetary missions and the space agency aims to develop the country as a whole by expanding the space sector. He reached the Kerala capital for the first time on Saturday night after the historic success of the Moon mission. Meanwhile, he said this at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
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Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Bengaluru directly from Greece on Saturday morning to congratulate ISRO scientists. “As far as we are concerned, not just the soft landing, but all aspects of Chandrayaan-3 were 100 per cent successful. The entire country is proud of it and is supporting us,” he said. Meanwhile, the ISRO chief enthusiastically said that he and his colleagues are happy and proud to be a part of ISRO’s historic achievement. He requested people to continue their support in his future endeavours.
ISRO aims to contribute to the development of the entire country: S Somnath
S Somnath said, “We are more than capable of traveling to Moon, Mars or Venus… But, we have to increase our confidence for this… Also the investment should be good.” There is a need for further expansion of our space sector. He said that the objective of ISRO is to contribute to the development of the entire country. Asked about the first space-based Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun, S Somnath said the satellite is ready and has reached Sriharikota.
Aditya-L1 is expected to be launched in the first week of September
Further, S Somnath said, “The launch is expected in the first week of September and the final date will be announced in two days”. After this launch, it will take 125 days to reach Lagrange Pole Point 1 (L1) from Earth. Till then we have to wait. He further said that both rover and lander of Chandrayaan-3 have taken pictures. The ISRO chief said the ISRO team is looking forward to better quality images in the coming days. At present he was paying more attention to scientific study and research about the moon.
India became the first country to reach the South Pole of the Moon
India created history on Wednesday when the Lander Module (LM) of ISRO’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 landed on the surface of the Moon. India became the fourth country to achieve this feat and the only natural satellite of Earth. , it became the first country to reach the South Pole of the Moon.
August 23 will now be celebrated as National Space Day: PM
PM Modi on Saturday announced that the spot where the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander made its soft landing will be named “Shiva Shakti Point”. While in 2019, the spot where the Chandrayaan-2 lander crashed on the lunar surface will be known as the ‘tricolor spot’. Also, August 23, the day the Chandrayaan-3 lander landed on the lunar surface, will be celebrated as National Space Day.