The project, which was funded by the UK Space Agency and Henry Royce Institute, is built around a challenge suitcase, filled with experiments about the materials required for a journey to the moon.By exploring the contents of the suitcase, participan
The feat of ISRO scientists is being admired even in Pakistan, a country often seen as inimical to India. The Chandrayaan-3 mission has struck a chord with the common people in the neighbouring country. "India is marching ahead, we are nowhere," said Ayub Akhtar, a resident of Islamabad. Echoing his views, Shamina Begum from Karachi said that India has stolen a march on them in science and technology, while Pakistan is battling for basics like food and education, amid high inflation and internal conflicts.
In a momentous achievement for India's space programme, the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar south pole on Wednesday sparked jubilant reactions from around the world, including the Indian diaspora.
India scripted history as the ambitious third Moon mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) touched down on the Moon s south pole, propelling the country to an exclusive club of four and making it the first nation to land on the uncharted surface.