Chandrayaan 3: Akshay Kumar to Jackie Shroff, celebrities extend their wishes to ISRO scientists

In pics: Chandrayaan 3

As Chandrayaan-3 got launched at 2:35 today, July 14, 2023, the country expressed their joy and enthusiasm towards the same. Chandrayaan-3 is the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) third lunar exploration project. It will be similar to Chandrayaan-2 in that it will feature a lander and a rover but will not have an orbiter. The project will make India the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon's surface, demonstrating the country's ability to land safely and softly on the lunar surface.

As Chandrayaan-3 approached its launch time, various B-town celebrities expressed their excitement on social media. Akshay Kumar took to his Twitter account and wrote, "And the time has come to rise! Great luck to all our scientists at
@isro for #Chandrayaan3. A billion hearts are praying for you. 🙏"

Jackie Shroff also took to his social media and shared, "🙏 Jai Hind
Reposted from @isro Chandrayaan- 3 Spacecraft. Curtain raiser video #ISRO ❤"

The Kashmir files fame actor Anupam Kher while sharing his excitement wrote, "India all set for its 3rd mission on the moon. Wishing our scientists at #ISRO all the very best for the launch of #Chandrayaan3. झंडा ऊँचा रहे हमारा. जय हिन्द! 🇮🇳 @isro
#Chandrayaan3 #IndiaontheMoon #ProudIndian #WorldwatchingIndia #SurgingIndia"

Riteish Deshmukh has always been vocal about all important issues pertaining to the country. The actor didn't miss to extend his prayers and wishes and shared, "Excited for the launch of #Chandrayaan3 -wishing our nations pride @isro
all the best - praying for its success. #JaiHind 🇮🇳"

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its third mission to the moon at 2:35 p.m. on Friday (July 14) from Sriharikota, a region in Andhra Pradesh. The team's goal is to spend one lunar day, or 14 Earth days, on the moon. Scientists will analyse the soil, explore the moon, and record quakes once they have landed on the moon. The spacecraft is expected to land on Moon's surface on August 23, 2023.

The launch of this mission has come almost four years after the failure of the last mission (Chandrayaan-2). The lander (Vikram) and rover (Pragyaan) crashed on the surface of the moon during the early hours of 7th September 2019.