Reactions as India’s Chandrayaan-3 makes historic moon landing
2023.08.23 09:23
© Reuters. Arun Haryani, an enthusiast with his body painted in tri-colours reacts as he holds up a model of LVM3 M4 which was used in launching of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the eve of its moon landing, in Ahmedabad, India, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Wednesday became the fourth country to land on the moon after the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole.
Following are some reactions to the occasion:
S. SOMANATH, INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION CHAIRMAN (ISRO)
“India is on the moon.”
NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER, INDIA
“This is a victory cry of new India.”
MALLIKARJUN KHARGE, PRESIDENT, CONGRESS
“The success of #Chandrayaan3 is the collective success of every Indian. An elated nation with 140 crore aspirations witnessed today yet another achievement in its six-decade long space programme.”
JOSEF ASCHBACHER, DIRECTOR GENERAL, EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
“Incredible! Congratulations to ISRO, Chandrayaan-3, and to all the people of India!! What a way to demonstrate new technologies AND achieve India’s first soft landing on another celestial body. Well done, I am thoroughly impressed.”
