THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, August 23: To celebrate the first National Space Day, President Droupadi Murmu, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, and ISRO Chairman S Somanath attended an exhibition at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, which featured space technologies and accomplishments.
ISRO Chairman S Somanath on the occasion stated that this day charts the path forward for the space sector’s future initiatives.
ISRO Chairman S Somanath remarked, “Last year we successfully launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission. We never imagined the impact that is going to create out of this accomplishment. And it is when the Prime Minister of India visited us in the control centre after a few days, and he declared 23rd August as National Space Day and declared the landing site i.e. Chandrayaan-3 as Shiva Shakti point.”
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He added that this year, National Space Day is being observed nationwide, with involvement from various departments, ministries, educational institutions, scientific organizations, NGOs, and the general public.
“There is a lot of energy and enthusiasm. We have culminated the entire celebration with the presence of our President of India on National Space Day, the very first National Space Day, celebrating the inspirational journey that we had in the Chandrayaan-3 and also envisioning the future course of action that we need to take in the space sector, especially the journey in the Amrit Kaal. And I wish to thank the Prime Minister of India for the motivation, and vision that he has given to all of us for creating the next space mission for our country,” the ISRO chief added.
During the event, President Droupadi Murmu presented awards to the victors of ISRO’s Robotics Challenge and the Bharatiya Antariksh Hackathon.
