'Vande Mataram' - Fans react as India's Chandrayaan 3 makes historical moon landing

On Wednesday, August 23, the Vikram Lander Module successfully completed India's third lunar space mission, Chandrayan-3, by making a gentle landing on the moon's surface. The entire country is celebrating the historic accomplishment of India becoming the fourth country in the world, after the United States along with the Soviet Union, and also China, to set foot on the moon. India also made history by becoming the first country to successfully arrive on the moon's South Pole.

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Notably, Chandrayan-3 was launched on July 14, 2023, from Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota Satish Dhawan Space Center. It is the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) second attempt following the Chandrayan-2 mission's failure, which encountered difficulties during a soft landing on the surface of the moon in 2019.

Similar to Chandrayan-2, which failed during the final 20 minutes before landing, the real test of the mission started at the final leg of the landing. Vikram LM was able to use its onboard computers and logic to find a favourable site to make a smooth landing on the lunar surface thanks to ISRO's Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS), which was launched during the vital phase. The entire country was anxiously awaiting the successful landing and was thrown into a frenzy when it was accomplished.

Indian Cricketers celebrate Chandrayaan 3's success

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The Vikram Lander Module of the Chandrayaan-3 mission bears the name of Vikram Sarabhai (1919–1971), who is widely regarded as the founder of the Indian space program. The triumph, according to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a symbol of a developed India as he also thanked the ISRO scientists for their historic accomplishment. Additionally, he lauded it as a victory for all of humanity that might aid future moon expeditions by other nations.

The entire Indian cricket community also joined in with the celebration and expressed their joy at this proud moment for the nation and congratulated ISRO on the mission's success at the same time. The Players like Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir etc.

Let us look at some of the tweets from the Indian cricketing players;

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Many congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 team. You have made the nation proud 🇮🇳
Jai Hind!

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 23, 2023

Historic! We are now on the moon! 🛰️

Congratulations to my fellow Indians on the successful landing of Chandryaan-3! So proud of our nation and its continuous progress and success. 🇮🇳
We will keep going 💪

— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) August 23, 2023

🇮🇳 - The 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to reach the lunar south pole.
That's got a nice ring to it 👏

A proud moment for each one of us & a big congratulations to @isro for all their efforts.

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) August 23, 2023

Hello Moon! 👋🌕

Sooo proud of everyone at @isro for making this possible and giving every Indian a moment to cherish for a lifetime.
Many congratulations! 🎉#Chandrayaan3 pic.twitter.com/cJ3bNYX2Px

— DK (@DineshKarthik) August 23, 2023

A historic moment for our nation as Chandrayaan 3 successfully lands on the moon👏😍
Congratulations to all involved🫡🇮🇳

— Ishan Kishan (@ishankishan51) August 23, 2023

let's gaze at the Moon 🌙 with pride and hope. Congratulations to @isro for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3! Another giant leap for India's space exploration. 🇮🇳🚀 #Chandrayaan3 #ISRO #ProudIndian pic.twitter.com/zSFJp58p7c

— Ishant Sharma (@ImIshant) August 23, 2023

Well done India! 🇮🇳🇮🇳 #ISRO #Chandrayaan3

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 23, 2023

A landmark day in our country's history! Congratulations to everyone involved in the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 🇮🇳 So proud 👏

— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 23, 2023

Yaaaaayyy , We have done it.
Soft landing on the Moon.#Chandrayaan3 .

Congratulations @isro and all those who dedicated themselves to this historic mission.
We are on the Moon 🌙 pic.twitter.com/VZLLgeSLEk

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 23, 2023