The craft eventually obtained data from 10 rocks altogether, all of which have been given the names of dog breeds, such as “Akitainu,” “Beagle” and “Shibainu.”
NASA has delayed the first crewed moon landing to September 2026 due to development challenges faced by NASA and industry partners, including SpaceX and Lockheed Martin.
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.
In an update on 'X,' ISRO stated that upon receiving the command, the Vikram lander successfully fired its engines, lifting itself by approximately 40 cm as anticipated, and safely landed at a distance of 30 to 40 cm away.
India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm on Wednesday, making it the first country to land on the uncharted surface.
Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said the scientists at space agency have achieved this historic success by getting a salary one-fifth of the scientists in the developed world