India celebrates first National Space Day
The Hindu
India celebrates National Space Day with Chandrayaan-3's Moon landing, honoring ISRO's achievements and future space endeavors.
India celebrate its first National Space Day on Friday (August 23, 2024) with the theme, "Touching lives while touching the Moon: India's space saga".
August 23 is celebrated as the National Space Day after India achieved a historic milestone when the Chandrayaan-3 mission completed a soft landing on the Moon on the day in 2023.
The landing made India the fourth country to accomplish the feat and the first to land on the lunar South Pole.
Various institutions around the country are celebrating the day with public events.
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