NEW DELHI: British High Commissioner Alex Ellis joined envoys from several other countries in congratulating India on the successful softlanding of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, on August 23.
“A big moment for India for the world and…” Ellis wrote on X. “Badhai Ho”.
“Touchdown! Congratulations to India and@isro on making history with the successful #Chandrayaan3 mission – a giant step forward for the whole world,” the British High Commission said on X.
In his congratulatory message from London, Prof Anu Ojha OBE, Director of Championing Space at the UK Space Agency, said the successful landing of Chandryaan-3 in the southern polar region of the moon is evidence that we are living in a new space age.
“Congratulations to India on this amazing feat of engineering and perseverance. The successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 in the southern polar region of the moon is further evidence that we are living in a new space age, with space agencies and companies across the world setting their sights on the moon and beyond,” Ojha said in a statement.
Ojha further said, “This current crop of missions is focused on new areas of opportunity – there are important scientific discoveries to be made about the presence of water on the lunar surface, which could support humans to live and work there for extended periods of time.
