Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Inaugurates Aryabhatta Gallery At Nehru Planetarium News24 –

India is celebrating the second National Space Day with great enthusiasm and pride today, which commemorates the historic day when Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander Successfully soft landed on the surface of moon on August 23, 2023. The achievement makes India the fourth country to land on the Moon and the first to reach its South Pole.

After landing, Pragyan Rover started scientific studies on the surface of the Moon and the place was named “Shiva Shakti Point”, which is a symbol of the country’s scientific thinking and cultural identity.

Honouring this extraordinary achievement, the Government of India declared 23 August as “National Space Day’, symbolizing the country’s advancing space capabilities. This year’s theme is “Aryabhatta to Gaganyaan: From Ancient Knowledge to Limitless Possibilities”, which reflects India’s journey from astronomical heritage to its modern space missions.

On this important occasion, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla along with Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and ISRO Chairman V Narayanan attended the 2nd National Space Day program at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

The event marks the two-year anniversary of the glorious day when India became the fourth country in the world to successfully land on the lunar surface and also the first country to reach the South Pole. This extraordinary achievement established India as a leading nation in the field of global space research.

On this occasion, ISRO chief V. Narayanan said, “One of the major achievements is sending one of our ‘Gaganyatris’ to the International Space Station. It is again the Prime Minister to be thanked. It was his idea that before sending a ‘Gaganyatri’ to the space through our rocket, we should send one of them to the ISS. His vision led to a great success today.”

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