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‘They’ve made entire nation proud’: CJI on Chandrayaan-3 mission’s success

He said that it gave him immense pride as a citizen of "our great nation to witness the remarkable landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon".

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday congratulated Team ISRO and the scientific community on the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission.

“They have made the entire nation proud,” the CJI said.

He said that it gave him immense pride as a citizen of “our great nation to witness the remarkable landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon”.

He added that this will herald new avenues in scientific research and discovery and that it represents a milestone in the march of the nation.

“The success of the lunar mission places India in a select group of nations to successfully achieve a landing on the lunar surface. It is all the more significant because India is the only nation to have achieved a lunar landing on the South Pole of the moon,” the CJI said.

This post was last modified on August 23, 2023 9:09 pm

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