| National Space Day | |
|---|---|
| Official name | National Space Day |
| Also called | Space Day |
| Observed by | India |
| Type | National |
| Significance | Commemorate the remarkable achievement of Chandrayaan-3's landing on the Moon. |
| Begins | August 23 |
| Ends | August 23 |
| Date | August 23 |
| Next time | 23 August 2026 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 23 August 2024 |
| Related to | National Science Day |
National Space Day is observed in India annually on the twenty-third day of August every year to mark the significant achievement of Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the south pole of Moon.
Background[edit | edit source]
Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July 2023. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on 5 August, and the lander touched down in the lunar south pole region on 23 August 2023 at 12:32 UTC, making India the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon, and the first to do so near the lunar south pole. Congratulating the ISRO team behind the successful Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the touchdown point of the Vikram lander would henceforth be known as the āShivshakti Point'. He further declared August 23, the day the Vikram lander descended on the moon, as National Space Day.
| Narendra Modi (@PMOIndia) tweeted: |
Now onwards, every year, 23rd August will be celebrated as the National Space Day.
August 26, 2023[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Narendra Modi [@PMOIndia] (26 August 2023). "Now onwards, every year, 23rd August will be celebrated as the National Space Day" (Tweet) ā via Twitter.