Dr Mysi Patil
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander 'Vikram' touched down on the lunar surface as "Shiva Shakti Point".Terming the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission as an 'extraordinary moment' in the history of India's India's space programme, he said the place where the Chandrayaan-2 lander crash-landed on the Moon's surface in 2019 would be known as "Tiranga Point".
#WATCH | Karnataka | Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "The spot on the lunar surface where the Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints will be known as 'Tiranga'. This will be an inspiration for every effort made by India. it will remind us any failure is not final..." pic.twitter.com/Ubk0IkXVXL
— ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2023
ISRO Chairman S Somanath briefed him about the Chandrayaan-3 mission.Modi meets women scientists of the ISRO team involved in Chandrayaan-3 Mission.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets women scientists of the ISRO team involved in Chandrayaan-3 Mission at ISRO Telemetry Tracking & Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/Ugwk2WRzsw
— ANI (@ANI) August 26, 2023
A large number of people, many of them holding aloft national flags, gathered outside the HAL Airport and Jalahalli Cross, which is close to ISTRAC, to greet the Prime Minister.
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