2023-08-25 02:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Congratulations are pouring in as India’s Chandrayaan-3 scripted history with soft-landing on the moon`s surface. With this historic achievement, India has become the first country to successfully land on the moon`s south pole. From world leaders to top personalities, Chandrayaan-3 has hogged the limelight for its historic feat. Elon Musk, who also owns SpaceX and Google CEO Sundar Pichai praised India’s lunar mission. Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in his congratulations post on his X handle, said that “What an incredible moment!” Reacting to his post, Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk commented “Super cool”. Prominent newspapers in the United States and the United Kingdom featured news items of Chandrayaan 3’s landing. After Chandrayaan-3`s success, India has become the fourth country- after the US, China and Russia – to have successfully landed on the moon’s surface. India has also earned a place in record books as the first to touchdown on the south side of Earth’s only natural satellite.
