Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Modi, Shah Celebrate India’s Achievements on National Space Day
India celebrates National Space Day to remember an important space achievement.
On August 23, 2023, India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed softly near the Moon’s South Pole.
Its lander was called Vikram.
A rover called Pragyan was sent out to study the Moon and perform experiments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished people a happy National Space Day.
Home Minister Amit Shah also praised India’s space scientists.
The landing made India the first country to reach the Moon’s southern polar region.
The celebration encourages young people to learn about science, technology and space.
Leaders said India should continue dreaming, inventing and exploring.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah greeted citizens on National Space Day.
Modi called for bigger dreams, more innovation and exploration of new frontiers.
Shah commemorated Chandrayaan-3’s landing near the Moon’s South Pole.
Chandrayaan-3 achieved a controlled soft landing on August 23, 2023, with the Vikram lander.
The mission made India the first country to land near the Moon’s southern polar region and encouraged interest in space science.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Indian Space Research Organisation scientists and Indian citizens.
- What
- National Space Day was observed with messages celebrating Chandrayaan-3’s successful lunar landing and India’s space achievements.
- When
- The greetings were issued on Sunday; Chandrayaan-3 landed on August 23, 2023.
- Where
- Chandrayaan-3 landed near the Moon’s South Pole; the greetings were issued from India.
- Why
- National Space Day commemorates the landing and promotes interest in space science, technology, innovation and scientific research.
- Occasion
- National Space Day
- Mission
- Chandrayaan-3
- Landing date
- August 23, 2023
- Landing site
- Near the Moon’s South Pole
- Lander
- Vikram
- Rover
- Pragyan
- Significance
- India became the first country to land near the Moon’s southern polar region