"chandrayaan-3"

The flawless test launch proves the country''s capability of sending astronauts to an orbit of 400 km around Earth

It would not be a problem even if Pragyan rover fails to `wake up' from the current sleep mode, said ISRO chief S Somanath

It's our good luck as it was our effort to soft-land on the Moon. It is the blessing of Lord Somnath that we were able to accomplish the mission. We have to work on other missions as well so we need strength and blessings," said the ISRO chief Somnath

Attempts to make contact with the lander and rover will continue, the national space agency said on social media platform X

Ahead of the second phase of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, former Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO chief K Sivan expressed optimism and said that the success of the wakeup call regarding the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover is something which "we have to wait and see".

India is set to become the first nation in the world to witness the "waking up" of Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander and rover after the end of a two-week long "sleep"

Addressing Lok Sabha on Day 4 of the Parliament Special session, Jitendra Singh said, After a few hours when Moon will face the Sun, our Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover will wake up

"As part of legislative proceedings, the government will pursue the introduction and passage of the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023."

AAP MP Pathak was discussing the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 in the Rajya Sabha. Several MPs of different political parties remembered India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on this occasion. They praised Nehru for his contribution towards the space science and research

The journey of 75 years will now continue from a new destination, the prime minister said, urging members to pitch in with a new resolve, energy and confidence.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said India has reached the moon but it is painful to see that there are a few people who cannot digest the country's progress.

On X (formerly Twitter), the 'Mr India' director posted a photo of his Indian passport.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the global scientific community is looking at India's Chandrayaan-3 mission for any new inferences

The Chandrayaan-3 landing area is situated approximately 600 kilometers from the Moon's southern pole.

The model was displayed at the induction programme organised for the first year students of the college for the academic year 2023-24

ISRO said that the data collected by the payloads is received at the Earth and the Payloads are now switched off. It is expected by ISRO that Vikram Lander and Pragyaan will awake again on around September 22.

The space agency said Vikram Lander has been set into sleep mode around 8 am Monday. Payloads have been switched off while lander receivers are kept on

The celebration is part of an initiative by the AIIMS institutes across the country. There are 20 functional AIIMS at present.

ISRO scientist N Valarmathi who did the countdown for a number of missions including the Chandrayaan-3 died in Chennai on September 2 following cardiac arrest

Odyssey of Indian space programmes may appear all of a sudden but each is according to a master plan — from the first satellite Aryabhatta to Chandrayaan-3