Vajpayee propelled lunar mission's takeoff
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was instrumental in motivating scientists to explore the moon and renamed the mission from Somayaan to Chandrayaan
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New Delhi It was a historic moment when on August 23, at 6.04 p.m., India accomplished its lunar mission and made its mark on the unexplored south pole of the Moon, the only nation in the world to do so.
Taking this firm step further in enhancing its lunar understanding, the resounding success of this technological feat is thus far a culmination of ISRO’s dedication to its cause - on meagre funding. It was on July 14, 2023, that Chandrayaan-3 was launched into space. It entered lunar orbit on August 5, and made a soft landing on the lunar south pole region in the evening of August 23. India is now the fourth country to land on the Moon after the US, Russia and China.
