Former President John Mahama has congratulated Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and the Indian people for the successful landing of the Chandrayaan -3 spacecraft on the moon.
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the moon’s surface yesterday, making India the first country to have landed near the moon’s south pole.
Earlier today, the country’s moon rover took its first steps on the lunar surface. It will now roam around the rocks and craters, gathering crucial data and images to be sent back to Earth for analysis.
With this, India joins an elite club of countries to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China.
I congratulate PM @narendramodi and the people of India for the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 space craft on the moon.
This is a historic first and testimony to what can be achieved when a nation perseveres and dares to dream.
For me, it is also a confirmation of the…— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) August 23, 2023
Taking to Twitter, John Mahama said, “This is a historic first and testimony to what can be achieved when a nation perseveres and dares to dream.”
He added that for him, “it is also confirmation of the boundless possibilities that exist in our unending quest for knowledge about our universe.”
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