NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday congratulated the ISRO after the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3. "Today with the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 mission, our scientists have not only made history but also remade the idea of geography. It is truly a momentous occasion," the President in a video message said.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said: "With the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3, India becomes the fourth country to accomplish a soft landing on the lunar surface, and the very first country to achieve this endeavour on the south pole of the Moon.
"This is a historic feat signalling the rise of Bharat! Congratulations to everyone associated with this mission and compliments to the visionary leadership of the country," the Vice President posted on X (formerly Twitter).
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also congratulated Team ISRO and the scientific community on the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission. "They have made the entire nation proud," the CJI said.
He said that it gave him immense pride as a citizen of "our great nation to witness the remarkable landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon". He added that this will herald new avenues in scientific research and discovery and that it represents a milestone in the march of the nation.
"The success of the lunar mission places India in a select group of nations to successfully achieve a landing on the lunar surface. It is all the more significant because India is the only nation to have achieved a lunar landing on the South Pole of the moon," the CJI said. IANS
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