New Delhi, August 23: 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". Chandrayaan 3 Mission Update: ISRO Establishes Communication Link Between Spacecraft Lander and MOX-ISTRAC, Shares Fresh Images (See Pics)

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. After Successful Landing of Chandrayaan-3 on Moon, ISRO Gearing Up for Mission to Sun and Venus.

"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.

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