Chandrayaan 3 Lands on Moon: NASA Chief Bill Nelson Congratulates India and ISRO, Says 'Glad To Be Your Partner on This Mission'

Washington, August 23: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Wednesday congratulated India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon and said the US space agency was glad to be India's "partner" on this mission. India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon. The attempt comes days after Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the Moon. Chandrayaan 3 Moon Landing Success: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Extends Wishes to ISRO as India Makes History and Lands on Moon.

"Congratulations @isro on your successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar South Pole landing! And congratulations to #India on being the 4th country to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon. We're glad to be your partner on this mission!" Nelson posted on X. India's third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm after a flawless 41-day voyage. Chandrayaan 3 Moon Landing: Historic Moment for Us, Says PM Narendra Modi As ISRO Spacecraft Makes Historic Soft-Landing on Moon's South Pole (Watch Video).

With this touchdown on the Moon in its second attempt in four years, India has become the fourth country to master the technology of soft-landing on the lunar surface after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.

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