rewrite this content and keep HTML tags
India became the first nation to make a successful landing on the moon’s South Poll. With this India has become the fourth country- after the US, China and Russia – to have successfully landed on the moon’s surface.
Joining the multitudes in expressing their pride about the huge achievement, several actors took to their handles to post congratulatory messages and also share their own reaction videos as they waited in aticipation for the landing.
India’s success in landing the spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole comes days after a Russian probe Luna-25 crashed in the same region.
“Chaand Taare todh laoon….Saari Duniya par main chhaoon,” said Shah Rukh Khan and added, “Aaj india aur @isro chhaa gaya. Congratulations to all the scientists and engineers…the whole team which has made India so proud. Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon.”
Akshay Kumar, who played ISRO scientist in ‘Mission Mangal’, wrote, “A billion hearts saying THANK YOU @isro. You’ve made us so proud. Lucky to be watching India make history. India is on the moon, we are over the moon.”
Man of the moment, Gadar 2 star Sunny Deol also took to his handle to write, “What a proud moment. #Hindustanzindabad tha hai or rahega Congratulations to @ISRO on the successful soft landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon. A momentous feat in the history of India’s space exploration. Proud!!!”
Hrithik Roshan who will soon be taking to the skies, also penned a heartfelt note that read, “My heart swells with pride a little more today, as I witness my people soar high and give their very best. Congratulations & all my respect to @isro & the geniuses behind #Chandrayaan3’s lunar exploration mission.”
Abhishek Bachchan wrote, “A massive congratulations to @isro for the triumphant touchdown of #Chandrayaan3. A moment to remember, an emotion beyond words!!”
SS Rajamouli added, “Heart swelling with pride.. Tears rolling down the cheeks.. Pranam @ISRO at this incredible feat..#Chandrayaan3’s smooth and successful landing marks a new era in India’s cosmic rise.”
Other celebs including Kajol, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Sidharth Malhotra, Ananya Panday, R Madhavan, Kartik Aaryan, Javed Akhtar, Allu Arjun, Anil Kapoor and many others took to Twitter to share their heartiest congratulations with the team of scientists for the historic achievement.
The lander landed near the South Pole of the moon after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days. After landing successfully, ISRO posted on Twitter, “Chandrayaan-3 Mission: ‘India, I reached my destination and you too!’ :Chandrayaan-3”.
“Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon !. Congratulations, India! #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3,” it added.
The 19 minutes of suspense and excitement began at 5.45 p.m., as planned earlier, and ended at 6.05 p.m. with the lander touching down on the lunar soil.