Updated: August 23, 2023 11:35 PM IST 
Chandrayaan-3 Landing: After a 40-day journey starting from the Sathish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission has landed successfully on moon’s south polar region on Wednesday. The Vikram lander made a soft lunar landing at 6.04 PM IST on August 23. ISRO started the automatic landing sequence at 5.44 PM IST. While mission controllers at ISTRAC will monitor it closely, the onboard systems of the lander will be doing all the heavy lifting. With this touchdown on moon in second attempt in four years, India has become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union. Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 and its objectives are to demonstrate safe and soft-landing on the lunar surface, roving on the Moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments.
ISRO team takes a bow amid heavy applause in Bengaluru
The team behind Chandrayaan-3’s successful Moon landing and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) team members took a moment after the landing to acknowledge the hard work that went into making India the first nation to land on the lunar south pole.
The amount of effort is tremendous and that is what ISRO is all about, an official said.
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Sky is not the limit: PM Modi says after successful Moon landing
Speaking after Chandrayaan-3’s successful Moon landing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The sky is not the limit for India.”
He also noted that India’s successful moon mission, is not India’s alone. This success belongs to all of humanity and will help other countries’ Moon missions too.
India is now on the Moon: ISRO chief S Somnath
Following Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander’s successful landing on the Moon, the ISRO Chief S Somnath said, “India is now on the Moon!”
ISRO reacts as Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the Moon’s south polar region
Chandrayaan-3 Mission:
'India🇮🇳,
I reached my destination
and you too!'
: Chandrayaan-3Chandrayaan-3 has successfully
soft-landed on the moon 🌖!.Congratulations, India🇮🇳!#Chandrayaan_3#Ch3
— ISRO (@isro) August 23, 2023
History is Created Today, India is Now on the Moon, Says PM Modi
“History is created today. When our dear family members witness such history being made before their eyes, life becomes blessed. India is now on the moon. The entire India is celebrating this historic moment,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed the historic achievement of Chandrayaan 3’s soft landing said.
History is Created Today, India is Now on the Moon, Says PM Modi
“History is created today. When our dear family members witness such history being made before their eyes, life becomes blessed. India is now on the moon. The entire India is celebrating this historic moment,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed the historic achievement of Chandrayaan 3’s soft landing said.
Chandrayaan 3 lander makes a successfully safe and soft landing as oud cheers erupt at the mission control center.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins ISRO control room from Johannesburg, South Africa, where he is attending the 15th BRICS Summit.
The speed of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module will be reduced from over 6000 kilometres per hour to 500 kilometres per hour in the rough braking phase of a little over 10 minutes, says ISRO.
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