August 23, 2024, will be the first National Space Day in India. The India became the fourth nation to land on the moon and the first to land close to the southern pole area of the moon on this day last year when Chandrayaan 3 successfully completed the safe and gentle touchdown of Vikram Lander on the lunar surface.
In honor of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission’s accomplishments, which included the safe and smooth landing of the Vikram Lander and the deployment of the Pragyaan rover on the lunar surface close to the South Pole, the Union Government on Monday proclaimed August 23 to be “National Space Day.”
This has been celebrated across the country and has set goal of engaging and inspiring the younger generation in the field of Space Science and Technology.
On 23rd August 2023, when Chandrayaan-3 lander made a successful soft landing on the moon, India became the 4th country in the world to achieve the feat and the 1st to land on the lunar South Pole. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi announced that August 23rd will,…
— Ministry of Education (@EduMinOfIndia) August 19, 2024
In order to honour this achievement, the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Government of India (GoI), organized a series of seminars and demonstrations, to create awareness about the Application of Space Technologies in the Fisheries Sector.
Earlier, the notification issued by the Department of Space said India became the first country to land near the South pole of the moon with the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission.
The notification said, “With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission on August 23, 2023, with the landing of the Vikram lander and deployment of the Pragyaan Rover on the lunar surface, India joins an elite group of Space faring nations becoming the fourth country to land on the moon and the first nation to land near to South pole of the moon.”
It further read, “The outcome of this historic mission will benefit mankind in the years to come.”
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Source: NEWS18
