Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with the women scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who were involved in the ‘Chandrayaan-3’ project. He lauded the key role that Nari Shakti played in the successful culmination of India’s maiden lunar landing mission.
Addressing scientists at ISRO’s Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission Control Complex in Bengaluru today, PM Modi said, “Women scientists played a key role in the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.”
“The ‘Shivkshakti’ point (spot on the lunar South Pole where the ‘Vikram’ lander touched down) will inspire future generations to take up science in earnest and use it for the welfare of people. People’s welfare remains our supreme commitment,” the Prime Minister said.
He congratulated the ISRO scientists on the historic lunar landing and said that they took the country to new heights, according to a report published by the news agency ANI.
“This mission demonstrates the power of our space research and program. India is on the moon. We also placed the symbol of our national pride (Tricolour) on the moon,” PM Modi added in his address at the ISRO’s Bengaluru headquarters.