ISRO Chairman appeals for unity over 'Shiv Shakti' name for Chandrayaan-3 landing site on Moon
Narendra Modi gave to Chandrayaan-3's landing site on the Moon. He stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has narrated the reason why Shiv Shakti suits the name of the landing site. " ‘Shiv Shakti’ represented a combination of man and woman, the contribution of women in Isro, and the need to create that kind of synergy in the organisation.
So he narrated the meaning of the word in a manner that suits all of us. There is nothing wrong with that. He also gave the next name to ‘Tiranga’.
Both are Indian-sounding names. He has a prerogative of naming it being the prime minister of the country," the chairman of the Indian space research organisation (Isro) during his visit to a temple in Kerala. Also read: India can travel to Moon, Mars and Venus but, ISRO chief on what is needed to enhance space sector capabilities Further, he elaborated on Chandrayaan-3's findings on the Moon.
The ISRO boss said that most of the scientific mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 are going to be met now and the team at ISRO is looking excitedly for the next 13-14 days. "Most of the scientific mission objectives are going to be met now. Lander and Rover all of them are switched on.
I understand that all the scientific data is looking very good. But we will continue to measure a lot of data from the Moon in the coming 14 days. And we hope that we will make a really good breakthrough in science while doing so.
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