Not landing, ISRO chief says last 20 minutes was 'most difficult' part of Moon mission
New Delhi/IBNS: As Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on the South Polar region of the Moon on Wednesday-a feat matched only by Russia (then the Soviet Republic), the United States and China - guaranteeing India's place in the elite space club, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief S Somnath said the last 20 minutes was the most difficult phase of the lunar mission.
Elon Musk reacts to post claiming Chandrayaan-3's budget less than 'Interstellar'. Check out
Hours before the Chandraayan-3 completed its soft landing on the Moon, Tesla chief and the world's richest man, Elon Musk, responded to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that said the cost of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s mission is less than the budget of the Christopher Nolan directorial film 'Interstellar'.
Chandrayaan-3 mission on schedule, sailing smooth for soft landing tomorrow: ISRO
Chennai,/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Tuesday said the Chandrayaan-3 mission is on schedule and sailing smoothly for a soft landing on the South Polar Region of the Moon on Wednesday evening.