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BENGALURU, AUG 26
Basking in the glory of ISRO’s achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that August 23, the day when the Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface, will now be celebrated as National Space Day.
Interacting with our @isro scientists in Bengaluru. The success of Chandrayaan-3 mission is an extraordinary moment in the history of India's space programme. https://t.co/PHUY3DQuzb
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 26, 2023
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visited the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru after his arrival from Greece and addressed Team ISRO on the success of Chandrayaan-3. The Prime Minister met and interacted with ISRO scientists involved in the Chandrayaan-3 mission where he was also briefed about the findings and progress in the Chandrayaan-3 Mission.
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Addressing the scientists behind the Chandrayaan-3 mission at the ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru, he said, “India will celebrate August 23 as ‘National Space Day’ to mark the successful touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lander.”
In his address, he also announced that the spot where Chandrayaan-3’s lander landed, will be known as ‘Shiv Shakti’. “In Shiv, there is resolution for the welfare of humanity and Shakti gives us strength to fulfil those resolutions. This Shiv Shakti Point of the moon also gives a sense of connection with Himalaya to Kanyakumari”, he added.
Hon'ble PM @narendramodi came to control centre today to congratulate each one of us He was emotional about this historic event. We are very happy to know the naming of the sites 'Tiranga' and 'Shiv Shakti': S Somanath, Chairman, @isro #Chandrayaan3 #ShivShakti #TirangaPoint pic.twitter.com/x9PPUKeMLF
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) August 26, 2023
He also announced that the place where Chandrayaan-2 left its “footprint” in 2019 will be called the ‘Tiranga Point’. “This will be an inspiration for every effort made by India. it will remind us any failure is not final,” he said, referring to the mission’s failed soft-landing in September 2019.
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He hailed the achievement and also ISRO’s role in the country’s progress. “This is India, which thinks innovatively and uniquely. This is the India which goes to dark zones and illuminates the world by spreading light.”
“There was a time when we were counted in the third row. Today, from trade to technology, India is being counted among the countries standing in the first row. In this journey from ‘Third row’ to ‘First row’, institutions like ISRO have played a huge role,” Modi said.
He saluted the scientists for “awakening an entire generation” and taking “‘Make in India’ to the Moon”.
He also highlighted the contribution of women scientists in Chandrayaan-3’s success.
