Chandrayaan-3
Leader Online Desk: An important update in this regard has come out after completion of seven months of loading of India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the spot where Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander landed on the moon would be named 'Shiva Shakti'. Meanwhile this announcement has been officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Along with this, PM Modi also said that the landing day of Chandrayaan-3 will be declared as National Space Day on 23rd August. His announcement was reportedly approved by the International Astronomical Union 'India Today'is given by (ISRO Chandrayaan-3 News)
The Paris-based IAU approved the name “Statio Shivashakti” for the Chandrayaan-3 landing site on March 19, according to the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, which details planetary names approved by the astronomical body. Regarding the origin of the name of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander landing site, the Gazetteer said, “The compound words 'Shiva' and 'Shakti' in Indian mythology represent the names of Indian gods. (ISRO Chandrayaan-3 News)
ISRO Chandrayaan-3 News: The day of the moon. India is the first to reach the pole
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission created history in space technology by making a successful soft landing on the lunar surface on August 23, 2023. After the success of Chandrayaan-3, India has now become the first country to reach the unexpected South Pole of the Moon. Also, India is among the first four nations to have made a soft landing on the surface of the Moon. (ISRO Chandrayaan-3 News)
Chandrayaan-2 mission's footprints on moon named 'tricolor': PM Narendra Modi
After the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission, Prime Minister Modi said that the spot on the lunar surface where Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints will also be known as 'Tiranga'. PM Modi had also said that these footprints of missions in Indian space technology will inspire every effort made by India and remind us that “no failure is final”.
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