23 August, 2023, 6.04 pm! The exact time when history was created. The hopes and dreams of 1.40 billion people finally came true, when Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar South Pole. Lander Vikram landed there in its scheduled time. And India’s Mission Moon finally became a mission accomplished!
It is a giant leap for India’s space programme, making India the first country in the world to land on the south pole of the Moon. Plus, it has propelled the nation to an exclusive club of four – along with Russia, USA and China – to land on the uncharted surface.
This great success of soft-landing on the Moon led to an atmosphere of excitement and celebration across the country. Indian Space Research Agency (ISRO) has again established itself as one of the leading space agencies in the world. In 2008, India’s first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 detected evidence of the presence of water on the moon while orbiting it. In 2019, Chandrayaan-2 crashed while making soft landing on the surface of the moon. But, NASA discovered the debris of its Lander. Chandrayaan-3 is the follow-up mission of Chandrayaan-2 with the primary objective to perform a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, which has been accomplished. As the countdown began for descent and landing, there were palpable tension in ISRO, which finally gave way to eruption of shouts of joy and clapping!
That was ISRO celebrating its success. Let us now see how bureaucrats celebrated this milestone in India’s space research.
IAS Association saluted the scientists and called them true heroes.
So proud of our scientists and engineers of ISRO. You are the true heroes!! #Salute #Respect #India #ISRO #Chandrayaan3 https://t.co/QeQyzxj4YN
— IAS Association (@IASassociation) August 23, 2023
2009 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, Mr Awanish Sharan, shared a video of ISRO celebration, where ISRO chief S Somnath is seen dancing with fellow scientists.
Team #ISRO celebration.❤️#Chandrayaan3 pic.twitter.com/ZtyfJJHg8f
— Awanish Sharan 🇮🇳 (@AwanishSharan) August 23, 2023
The spontaneous reaction of 2013-batch IAS officer and DM of UP’s Mirzapur district, Ms. Divya Mittal went viral. She was watching Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the moon on her mobile and couldn’t stop the outpouring of happiness as soon as the landing took place.
Congratulations to ISRO and it's entire team! We have done it!! So proud. Vande Mataram!! https://t.co/IU6rEPd0Kk
— Divya Mittal (@divyamittal_IAS) August 23, 2023
IPS Association congratulated ISO and posted on X, “We are on the moon.”
We are on the moon. Proud of @isro and our scientists who made this happen.
— IPS Association (@IPS_Association) August 23, 2023
Congratulations @isro
IRTS officer J Sanjay Kumar posted an amazing cartoon of earth and moon celebrating Rakshabandhan:
This raksha Bandan – Dharti maa aur Chanda Mamma !!! pic.twitter.com/S8bgia7GQx
— J.Sanjay Kumar,IRTS (@Sanjay_IRTS) August 23, 2023
Celebrating the success, lAS officer Dr. Manish Narnaware gave information about the Project Director of Chandrayaan 3.
P.Veeramuthuvel, Project director Of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
— Dr. Manish Narnaware (@DrManishIAS) August 24, 2023
-Born in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
-Came from Humble background.
-Diploma in Mech Engineering
-BE
-ME (NIT Trichy)
-PG IIT Madras
-Joined ISRO in 2014.
Indeed an Inspiring journey 😊❤️👏#Chandrayaan_3 @isro 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/FyBeUpP5dE
Bihar cadre IAS officer Kundan Kumar said: “India is on the Moon. Witnessed & Celebrated this Golden Moment with hundreds of Children from Purnea in the Auditorium.Heartiest Congratulations to ISRO for this unprecedented feat. Jai Hind.”
India 🇮🇳 is on the Moon.
— Kundan kumar IAS (@ias_kundan) August 23, 2023
Witnessed & Celebrated this Golden Moment with hundreds of Children from Purnea in the Auditorium.Heartiest Congratulations to ISRO for this unprecedented feat. Jai Hind.@IPRD_Bihar @isro #chadrayaan3landing #Chandrayaan https://t.co/ETmUVXxMlm pic.twitter.com/EFYTgyu0q3
IAS officer Manuj Jindal, who is CEO Zila Parishad, Thane, posted on X, “Normally it’s all but the journey, but today it is all about the destination!! India on the Moon.”
Normally it’s all but the journey, but today it is all about the destination!! 🇮🇳
— Manuj Jindal (@manujjindalIAS) August 23, 2023
India on the Moon 🌙 !
Jai Hind!
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Senior IAS officer Sonal Goel called Chandrayaan3’s soft landing a greatest comeback in the history. She was signalling towards Chandrayaan2’s hard landing.
The Greatest Comeback In The History Of Space Mission 🚀 🇮🇳 #Chandrayaan3 #Chandrayaan3Landing @isro @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/dGX6XgAII0
— Sonal Goel IAS 🇮🇳 (@sonalgoelias) August 23, 2023
Moments of pure Pride and Joy as Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji congratulates team ISRO by calling ISRO Chief Mr S. Somanath 🚀🌟
— Sonal Goel IAS 🇮🇳 (@sonalgoelias) August 23, 2023
My heartfelt salute to team #ISRO , you are the essence of indomitable spirit and progress of our nation 👏🇮🇳#Chandrayaan3 #IndiaOntheMoon @isro… pic.twitter.com/atqksrVbS9
IAS Rajendra Ratnoo congratulated ISRO and posted his picture with ISRO chairman S Somnath.
Congratulations to @isro Chairman @s_ssnath Somanathanji and the entire team @ ISRO for creating the history by landing of #chandrayaan 3 on South Pole of Moon with such a great precision! pic.twitter.com/cnVsgdpSBi
— Rajendra Ratnoo IAS (@rratnoo) August 23, 2023
IFS Himanshu Tyagi posted an interesting image and said that it’s not a cricket match. It’s Chandrayaan 3, while people gathered in a big way for watching its soft landing.
It's not a cricket match. It's chandrayaan 3🚀🚀.
— Himanshu Tyagi IFS (@Himanshutyg_ifs) August 23, 2023
Go in any corner of country, you see game of science. India on rise. Proud🇮🇳🇮🇳🚀🚀 #Chandrayaan3 #ISRO pic.twitter.com/aJJ3UhTkXk
IAS C R Kharsan wrote about media houses that covered the Chandrayaan 3 in a big way.
What a day for rising India . BBC, CNN , and Other international channels covered the news in a big way . Congratulations on successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 . Proud to be an Indian 🇮🇳 #ISRO#Chandrayan3 #India #ચન્દ઼યાન@AmdavadAMC @InfoGujarat @HiteshBarotBJP @IASGujarat pic.twitter.com/WcRPXpABPp
— C R Kharsan (IAS) (@CKharsan) August 24, 2023
Senior IFS officer D T Vasavada shared an amazing image of ISRO and the National Emblem sign symbolically carved out on the surface of the moon.
Congratulations India, Chandrayaan 3 has safely landed on the moon surface moon 🇮🇳 Vande Mataram 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/f6S3hMGMCF
— D T Vasavada IFS (@vasavada_d) August 23, 2023
