ISRO Chief S Somanath congratulates team as Chandrayaan-3 conquers moon

With Chandrayaan-3 achieving a remarkable feat by successfully landing on the moon, Indians across the country are jubilant and proud. ISRO Chief S Somanath congratulated his team for reaching the milestone.

Moments after Chandrayaan-3 touched the surface of the moon, addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Somanath said, “Pradhan Mantri ji we are now on the moon.”

#WATCH | ISRO chief S Somanath congratulates his team on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission pic.twitter.com/ZD672osVFf

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2023

With Chandrayaan-3 touching the surface of the moon now, the Vikram Module will perform a systems check and run a few diagnostics. It will also prepare the Pragyaan Rover to go out onto the lunar surface and carry out its data and sample collection.

Meanwhile, former ISRO chief, K Sivan also took a moment to congratulate team ISRO.

“We are really excited…We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. I am very happy,” he said.

#WATCH | Former ISRO chief, K Sivan congratulates on the successful landing of ISRO’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 on the moon

“We are really excited…We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. I am very happy,” he says. pic.twitter.com/2VmvQvMuMf

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the launch at ISRO’s Mission Operations Complex in Bengaluru virtually from Johannesburg.