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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and European Space Agency’s director general Josef Aschbacher | File photo: AFP
Washington: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and European Space Agency’s director general Josef Aschbacher on Wednesday congratulated India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon.
India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon. The attempt comes days after Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the Moon.
"Congratulations @isro on your successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! And congratulations to #India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon. We're glad to be your partner on this mission!" Nelson posted on X.
“Incredible!” European Space Agency’s director general Josef Aschbacher tweeted. “I am thoroughly impressed.”
India's third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm after a flawless 41-day voyage.
With this touchdown on the Moon in its 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.
PTI, AFP inputs
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