
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday congratulated the ISRO, team Chandrayaan, and the entire space scientists community for successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the moon.
An official spokesman in a statement issued here quoted the LG as saying that India had become the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon and the first country to land on the south pole.
In a tweet the Lt Governor said: "India is on the moon! Heartiest Congratulations to team @ISRO for success of #Chandrayaan3 lunar mission. Absolutely a momentous achievement and important milestone in the development of India's space programme."