India’s Historic Moon Landing: Chandrayaan-3 Wins World Space Award

Jul 22, 2024 Tarang Mathur

Chandrayaan-3 has made India the first country to land near the lunar South Pole and has won the World Space Award by the International Astronautical Federation

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Only the US, Russia, and China have also achieved a soft landing on the moon

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The award ceremony will be held on October 14 at the 75th International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, over a year after Chandrayaan-3's landing on August 23, 2023

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The mission, by ISRO, highlights India's scientific curiosity and cost-effective engineering

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Chandrayaan-3 has revealed new aspects of the Moon's composition and geology

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The mission successfully coordinated India's space and nuclear sectors, using nuclear technology in its propulsion module

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Events are planned across India to celebrate the first anniversary of Chandrayaan-3's landing

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