Special moments that will be etched in the annals of our glorious history!
The launch of #Chandrayaan2 illustrates the prowess of our scientists and the determination of 130
crore Indians to scale new frontiers of science.Every Indian is immensely proud today! pic.twitter.com/v1ETFneij0
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 22, 2019
The moment Chandrayaan 2 took off from the Satish Dhavan Space Centre in Sriharikota today, 22nd July 2019 after the first attempt was aborted on July 15th following a technical glitch. GSLV MK-III has successfully injected Chandrayaan
2 into the defined orbit, Moon landing scheduled for 7 September. GSLV MK-IIIis the heaviest rocket built by ISRO.
” GSLV MK-III has only been flown three times so far. In comparison, the MOM mission rode atop the smaller and less powerful Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that then had nearly 25 successful launches to its credit. The last-minute calling-off of Chandryaan-2’s launch on 15 July 2019 due to a leak in the GSLV’s cryogenic engine only underscores how inherently unpredictable and risky space missions are.
The GLSV Mk III has now successfully lifted off from Sriharikota and placed the Chandrayaan 2 payload into the desired orbit for lunar transfer.
Another fact which adds complexity to the C2 mission is that while being only the second attempt of ISRO to reach the moon, it comprises a lander and a rover in addition to an orbiter module, each of them carrying several science payloads. The first-ever successful soft-landing on the Moon was performed in 1966 by the USSR and only in 1969 have they attempted to include a rover, having spent the intervening three years gaining confidence in flying orbiters and landers.” says Rachana Reddy, ex ISRO Engineer.
If Lunar landing of Apollo 11 was hailed as ‘Giant leap for mankind’ the launch of Chandrayaan2 will be remembered as a ‘Giant leap for womankind.’The ISRO Team is led by Space Scientists M.Vanitha & Ritu Karidhal. The successful launch of Chandrayaan2 is as much a success of our rapidly evolving space sciences as it is of the collective effort of 1.3 billion aspirations to challenge the status quo, & aim for the moon.
This is a spectacular achievement for an aspirational #NewIndia says, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, MoS Commerce & Industry and Author. (Twitter @HardeepSPuri)
Indeed, it is a winning moment for a New India which is governed by policies that are driven by a sense of purpose which in itself is driven by PM Shri @narendramodi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas.’
As Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Twitter @narendramodi)Tweets,
” Special moments that will be etched in the annals of our glorious history!
The launch of #Chandrayaan2 illustrates the prowess of our scientists and the determination of 130 crore Indians to scale new frontiers of science.
Every Indian is immensely Proud today.
He further tweets, Efforts such as #Chandrayaan2 will further encourage our bright youngsters towards science, top quality research and innovation. Thanks to Chandrayaan, India’s Lunar Programme will get a substantial boost. Our existing knowledge of the Moon will be significantly enhanced.
The launch was ‘illustrated the determination of 130 crore Indians to scale new frontiers of Science.
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