Shashi Tharoor, MP, on Wednesday inaugurated the World Space Week (WSW 2023) celebrations organised by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) units in the state capital.
He lauded ISRO scientists for the Chandrayaan-3 mission which successfully soft-landed a lander-rover module on the lunar south pole on August 23.
As a developing nation, India has had to overcome poverty, scepticism and opposition. Despite this, India became the first nation to land on the lunar south pole. With its ‘Mangalyaan’ mission, India was also the first to successfully place a spacecraft in Mars orbit in its first attempt, Mr. Tharoor said, according to a statement issued by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
