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Published 20:48 IST, August 23rd 2023

'Some naysayers want Bharat to fail': Cricketers reacts to India's Chandrayaan-3 success

After the successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon, India has become the fourth country in the world to achieve the historic feat.

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On August 23, 2023, India created history as it became the fourth country in the world to land successfully on the moon through the Chandrayaan 3 project. Other than India, the USA, Russia, and China have achieved a soft landing on the Moon. India achieved the historic feat in their third attempt and has also become the first country to land on the southern surface of the Moon. 

3 things you need to know 

  • Chandrayaan 3 achieved a soft landing on the Moon at 06:04 PM IST 
  • India is receiving a lot of wishes from big names of the sporting fraternity 
  • Before this, India missed a soft landing on Moon in the year 2019, when it lost connection with the Vikram lander

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Cricket world reacts to Chandrayaan's historic landing on the Moon 

The sporting world has congratulated ISRO and come up with various reactions to the soft landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon. 

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How India created history with Chandrayaan mission

The ISRO scientists kept an eye on the soft landing of the Chandrayaan 3 throughout the 40 days after its launch. Around 05:44 PM, on August 23, 2023, ISRO started the automatic landing process of the Vikram lander, which also started the 20 minutes of terror. The last 20 minutes of the landing of Vikram Lander, was like a century of ISRO scientists, and at last, when it touched the lunar surface of the Moon, India created history and became only the fourth nation in the world to reach the Moon's crust.

18:59 IST, August 23rd 2023