‘History’! India’s sporting stars reacts as Chandrayaan-3 lands on Moon

Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing: India on Wednesday wrote its name in history books as Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander made a successfully soft landing on Moon’s south pole. The spacecraft landed on the lunar south pole at 6:04 PM IST. Notably, this was India’s second attempt to make a landing on Moon’s south pole. India’s previous attempt to land on the lunar south pole failed in 2019.

VIDEO | Chandrayaan 3 Mission: Lander module makes soft landing on the Moon surface.#Chandrayaan3 #Chandrayaan3Landing #ISRO pic.twitter.com/8GCKiuSOVD

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 23, 2023

Indian sporting stars including cricketers Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and others took to Twitter to congratulate ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) for historic achievement.

Check out reactions:

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

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 23, 2023

We are on the moon! 🇮🇳
Kudos to @ISRO and the scientists that have worked tirelessly to achieve this dream 🙌
Jai Hind!#Chandrayaan3

— Kuldeep yadav (@imkuldeep18) August 23, 2023

What a monumental feat for @isro and India! Congratulations to every Indian #Chandrayan3Landing pic.twitter.com/5UfCqYRGkR

— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) August 23, 2023

Proud moment for all Indians as we become the 1st ever Country to land successfully on the South pole of the Moon .
Congratulations @isro and to all the people who have dedicated themselves to this historic mission.
A moment to cherish for all of us.
Jai Hind #Chandrayaan3 pic.twitter.com/bnC6x1RlkT

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) 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

Congratulations @ISRO 🙌
Such a proud moment for every Indian 🇮🇳
Hats off to your dedication and perseverance 🫡#Chandrayaan3

— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) August 23, 2023

Hats off to the exceptional team at @isro. Your perseverance and brilliance make our nation proud. Jai Hind. 🇮🇳🚀

— K L Rahul (@klrahul) August 23, 2023

🌌✨ A celestial triumph that echoes through history! Kudos to @isro for the monumental achievement of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission. India's spirit of exploration reaches new heights among the stars! 🚀#Chandrayaan3 #IndiaOnTheMoon pic.twitter.com/PujCeeZQaV

— Dilip Kumar Tirkey (@DilipTirkey) August 23, 2023

Milestone moment that will go down in History 🫡🇮🇳

Congratulations Team ISRO for fulling the dreams of a billion people 🤩#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #Chandrayan3 #ISRO pic.twitter.com/VZFwSCe3Js

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 23, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 Mission Timeline:

• Aug 23: Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander successfully lands on Moon.
• Aug 20: Lander Module in 25 km x 134 km orbit, powered descent planned.
• Aug 19: Lander Module in 113 km x 157 km orbit, second de-boosting planned.
• Aug 17: Lander Module separated, deboosting scheduled.
• Aug 16: Spacecraft in 153 km x 163 km orbit.
• Aug 14: Orbit circularization phase, spacecraft in 151 km x 179 km orbit.
• Aug 09: Orbit reduced to 174 km x 1,437 km.
• Aug 06: Successful LBN#2, spacecraft in 170 km x 4,313 km orbit.
• Aug 05: Successful lunar orbit insertion, orbit 164 km x 18,074 km.
• Aug 01: Translunar orbit achieved, orbit 288 km x 369,328 km.
• Jul 25: Orbit-raising maneuver.
• Jul 22: Fourth orbit-raising maneuver, orbit 71,351 km x 233 km.
• Jul 17: Second orbit-raising maneuver, orbit 41,603 km x 226 km.
• Jul 15: First orbit-raising maneuver, orbit 41,762 km x 173 km.
• Jul 14: Chandrayaan-3 launched into orbit.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated India after Chandrayaan 3’s landing.

“This is historic movement and sounds the bugle for a developed India”, PM Modi, who witnessed the historic moment virtually from Johannesburg in South Africa, said in his address to the ISRO scientists.

“Historic day for India’s space sector. Congratulations to @isro for the remarkable success of Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission”, the prime minister posted on Twitter.

NOtably, the Chandrayaan 3 mission was launched on July 14 for a 41-day voyage to reach the lunar south pole.