Sonia Gandhi. File
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Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on August 24 wrote to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath over the success of Chandrayaan-3, saying the area company’s excellent capabilities have been constructed up over a long time and it being anchored on self-reliance for the reason that early sixties has contributed to its nice successes.
In her letter to Mr. Somanath, the Congress Parliamentary get together chief mentioned she was writing to him to let him know the way thrilled she was by the ISRO’s magnificent achievement on Wednesday night. “It is a matter of great pride and excitement to all Indians, particularly the younger generation,” Ms. Gandhi mentioned.
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“ISRO’s outstanding capabilities have been built up over decades. It has had remarkable leaders and a spirit of collective endeavour has always driven it. Its being anchored on self-reliance since the early sixties has contributed to its great successes,” Ms. Gandhi mentioned in her letter.
“I wish the entire ISRO fraternity all the very best and extend my warm greetings to each and every member of it on this momentous occasion,” she mentioned.
In an enormous leap for its area programme, India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 p.m. on Wednesday, propelling the nation to an unique membership of 4 and making it the primary nation to land on the uncharted floor.
With this landing on Moon after a flawless 41-day voyage to script historical past and fewer than per week after a Russian lander headed to the lunar south pole crashed, India is the fourth nation to grasp the expertise of soft-landing on the Moon after the U.S., China and erstwhile Soviet Union.
