People celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
India became the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon, after the former Soviet Union, the United States and China.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the country's scientific community and its people on the achievement.
The mission was launched on July 14. The lander module, comprising the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover, separated from the spacecraft on Aug. 17. ■
Staff members of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)
Scientists of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are projected on a screen waiting for the landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)
People celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)
People celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)
