India can travel to Moon, Mars and Venus but, ISRO chief on what is needed to enhance space sector capabilities
Narendra Modi has long-term vision about the country's space sector and the ISRO is all ready to implement it On Saturday, PM Modi flew down to Bengaluru directly from Greece, to pay tribute to the ISRO scientists. "As far as we are concerned, not just the soft landing, but the entire aspects of the Chandrayaan-3 were 100 per cent successful.
The entire country is proud of it and extending support to us," he said. An elated Somnath said he and his colleagues were happy and proud to be part of the great achievement of the ISRO and requested people to continue their support in their future endeavours.
"We are capable to travel more to moon, mars or venus...But, we have to enhance our confidence for that...besides that there should be more investment as well," he said. Our space sector should be expanded further contributing to the overall progress of the country and that is the objective of ISRO, he said.
India on Wednesday scripted history as ISRO's ambitious third moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) touched down on the lunar surface, making it only the fourth country to accomplish the feat, and first to reach the uncharted south pole of earth's only natural satellite. (With agency inputs)
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