As Chandrayaan-3 made its descent over the lunar surface, the tension was palpable at S.R. Subramanian Sarvodaya here as girls watched the livestream of the historic event on YouTube. Some bit their nails and whispers of doubt over its success filled the study room. But when the Vikram lander finally touched down, the whole room broke into loud cheers.
It was a very proud moment for Kavya, Priyadarshini, Sudha, and all the other girls. The girls, students of various schools and colleges, said the lunar vehicle would send back images and information about the moon and space.
Some schools had asked children to watch the landing on television. A.T.B. Bose, the secretary of Kavi Bharathi Vidyalaya, Tiruvottiyur, had asked students from Classes VI to XII to watch the landing and write a short essay. “Two Class XI students from our school – Siva Surya A.J. and Sharuhasan G. – made a dynamic model of the moon lander that won a prize at a recent interschool science fair. We will have a special assembly on Thursday to celebrate the achievements,” he said.
