Chandrayaan-3 touchdown: Indian cricketers in Ireland watch historic second unfold

As India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm on Wednesday, the Indian cricketers who’re presently away from the nation enjoying the 3-match T20I sequence towards Ireland had been seen watching the historic even unfold.

In a video shared by the BCCI, the cricketers led by captain Jasprit Bumrah had been glued in entrance of a display screen watching the occasion and burst out in cheers as Chandrayaan-3 landed safely.

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill additionally despatched of their congratulations after the historic feat.

🎥 Witnessing History from Dublin! 🙌

The second India’s Vikram Lander touched down efficiently on the Moon’s South Pole 🚀#Chandrayaan3 | @isro | #StaffIndia https://t.co/uIA29Yls51 pic.twitter.com/OxgR1uK5uN

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 23, 2023

“Many congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 team. You have made the nation proud Jai Hind!,” wrote Kohli on Twitter whereas Gill posted, “Kudos to the brilliant minds at @ISRO for their extraordinary achievement! Congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 team for their outstanding achievement!”

Many congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 group. You have made the nation proud 🇮🇳
Jai Hind!

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 23, 2023

Kudos to the sensible minds at @ISRO for his or her extraordinary achievement!

Congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 group for his or her excellent achievement! 🇮🇳🇮🇳

— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) August 23, 2023

“The 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to reach the lunar south pole. That’s got a nice ring to it. A proud moment for each one of us & a big congratulations to @isro for all their efforts,” India skipper Rohit Sharma posted.

🇮🇳 – The 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to achieve the lunar south pole.
That’s received a pleasant ring to it 👏

A proud second for every considered one of us & a giant congratulations to @isro for all their efforts.

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) August 23, 2023

On Wednesday, India scripted historical past as ISRO’s formidable third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module (LM) touched down on the lunar floor, making it solely the fourth nation to perform the feat, and first to achieve the uncharted south pole of Earth’s solely pure satellite tv for pc.

In a giant enhance to India’s house prowess, the LM comprising the lander (Vikram) and the 26 kg rover (Pragyan), made the mushy touchdown close to the south polar area of the Moon at 6.04 pm,,lower than per week after the same Russian lander crashed.

With this landing on moon in second try in 4 years, India has turn into the fourth nation to grasp the know-how of soft-landing on the lunar floor after the US, China and the erstwhile Soviet Union.

Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 and its goals are to exhibit protected and soft-landing on the lunar floor, roving on the Moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments.

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Chandrayaan-2 had failed in its lunar part when its lander ‘Vikram’ crashed into the floor of the Moon minutes earlier than the contact down following anomalies within the braking system within the lander whereas making an attempt a touchdown on September 7, 2019. Chandrayaan’s maiden mission was in 2008.

The Rs 600 crore Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 onboard Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3) rocket, for a 41-day voyage to achieve close to the lunar south pole.

The soft-landing befell days after Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after spinning uncontrolled.