PM Modi is celebrating the success of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon with ISRO scientists.

Now every year, the momentous day of August 23 when India Landed on the Moon will be known as the "National Space Day," as declared by PM Narendra Modi, while addressing team of ISRO scientists in Bengaluru.

He gave them the credit of awakening an entire generation and leaving a deep imprint on young minds.

Applauding the scientists behind India's successful mission to moon, PM Modi said, “You took ‘Make in India’ to the moon.

To commemorate the success of Chandrayaan-3 lander, PM Modi announced that the spot of landing of Vikram lander will be known as ‘Shivshakti’. The Prime Minister announced the name of the spot while addressing scientists at ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex.

Moreover, he announced the name of the crash landing site of Chandrayaan-2 as ‘Tiranga point’. He said that Chandrayaan-2 left its footprint on the lunar surface in 2019. He also gave credit to the women scientists of ISRO in the success of India's mission to moon.

The Prime Minister was received personally by ISRO Chairman S Somanath. The two greeeted each other with a warm hug, which was more of a celebration of the successful culmination of the daunting lunar landing mission. He also posed for a group photo with the team of scientists behind the project. Later, PM Modi received the briefing of ISRO's 40-day journey to the lunar South Pole by S Somanath.M Mja.

Source: TheMint