World lauds India's historic Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing with congratulatory messages

Messages of congratulations poured in from around the globe following the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday. International dignitaries extended their praise to India for its extraordinary accomplishment in the realm of lunar investigation, as India achieved the historic feat of being the first to successfully land a lunar rover on the south pole of the Moon.

Well wishers range from world leaders to partner space agencies from all around the world. Josef Aschbacher, the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), conveyed his congratulations to India and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for their achievement in becoming the inaugural country to achieve a successful landing on the southern pole of the moon.

Incredible! Congratulations to @isro, #Chandrayaan_3, and to all the people of India!!

What a way to demonstrate new technologies AND achieve India’s first soft landing on another celestial body. Well done, I am thoroughly impressed.

And kudos once again to @esaoperations for… https://t.co/GT3kyWHP6L

— Josef Aschbacher (@AschbacherJosef) August 23, 2023

"We also congratulated India on the imminent and historic landing of the Chandrayaan 3 on the south side of the moon. We wished India well as host for the upcoming #G20 Summit and we look forward to our participation later this year," tweeted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he concluded his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Had a very fruitful meeting with His Excellency Prime Minister @NarendraModi. South Africa and India enjoy 30 years of bilateral relations between characterised by strong people-to-people and trade links. We discussed co-operation in science and technology.

We also… pic.twitter.com/pHCzHl3zAj

— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) August 23, 2023

Pakistan's former minister Fawad Chaudhry, who once mocked ISRO, joined in the celebrations, tweeting, "What a great moment for #ISRO as #Chandrayaan3 lands on the Moon, I can see lots of young scientists celebrating this moment with Mr Somnat Chairman ISRO, only Younger generation with dreams can change the world … good luck."

What a great moment for #ISRO as #Chandrayaan3 lands on the Moon, I can see lots of young scientists celebrating this moment with Mr Somnat Chairman ISRO, only Younger generation with dreams can change the world … good luck

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) August 23, 2023

The Russian Embassy in India also tweeted, "Congratulations to our Indian friends on the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 station on the lunar surface!"

बधाई हो, भारत! 🇮🇳 A historic triumph unfolds as #Chandrayaan3 lands flawlessly on the Moon's South Pole! 🚀Humanity's quest for space exploration takes a monumental leap forward. Kudos to the brilliant minds behind this remarkable feat! pic.twitter.com/wDfsbY0Lvb

— Denis Alipov 🇷🇺 (@AmbRus_India) August 23, 2023

A big moment for 🇮🇳 for the 🌎 and also for the 🌝

बधाई हो https://t.co/ysOuw7glPi

— Alex Ellis (@AlexWEllis) August 23, 2023

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! https://t.co/UJArS7gsTv

— Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) August 23, 2023

I congratulate Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji and ISRO team of India on successful landing of Chandrayan-3 in the surface of the moon today and unleashing of a historic achievement in science and space technology.

— ☭ Comrade Prachanda (@cmprachanda) August 23, 2023

Today, everybody at the French Embassy is glued to their screens and joining their wishes to those of our Indian friends for the success of #Chandrayaan_3 pic.twitter.com/Hhn5s2L926

— Emmanuel Lenain (@E_Lenain) August 23, 2023

That’s how you stick a landing! Congratulations to India, @ISRO and the entire team on the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3! I can see exciting opportunities ahead for #USIndiaSpace collaboration. https://t.co/jSL473iJrD

— U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti (@USAmbIndia) August 23, 2023

🇲🇽 @EmbaMexInd congratulates the Government and People of 🇮🇳, especially @isro engineers, technicians & workers who made possible the success of Chandrayaan-3 Mission🚀: 1⃣ time 🇮🇳 lands in the Moon 🌙, 4⃣ country to do so, and 1⃣ country to land in the South Pole of the Moon. pic.twitter.com/AmFx0FgGic

— Embassy of Mexico in India 🇲🇽 (@EmbaMexInd) August 23, 2023

My heartfelt congratulations to India and Team @ISRO for the successful moon landing of #Chandrayaan3.

What a historic day, not only for India🇮🇳, but also for the whole world👏🏼! pic.twitter.com/WO9QxrhTfq

— Dr Philipp Ackermann (@AmbAckermann) August 23, 2023

Momentous day for India 🇮🇳 👏

Heartfelt congratulations to India for the success of soft-landing of Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission 🌖#Chandrayaan3 @isro @narendramodi @MEAIndia @ANI @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/LrfLsLI3zp

— Denmark in India (@DenmarkinIndia) August 23, 2023