Chandrayaan 2 Launch Highlights: ISRO shares images of onboard camera as PM\, union ministers laud lift-off

AUTO REFRESH
Jul 22, 2019 10:00 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com

Chandrayaan 2 Launch Highlights: ISRO shares images of onboard camera as PM, union ministers laud lift-off

Live updates of the Chandrayaan 2 launch — India's second mission to the Moon. The spacecraft has been successfully inserted into Earth's orbit after being launched from Sriharikota

  • Former Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj: I salute ISRO scientists for making India a space super power by successfully launching Chandrayaan 2. I wish the mission a grand success.

  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah: I congratulate our scientists at ISRO for the successful launch of Chandrayaan 2 and setting yet another benchmark in the field of space technology. A grateful nation is proud of them. I also thank PM Modi ji for encouraging our institutions for setting new standards every time.

  • Union Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal tweeted: Many congratulations to ISRO and its women-led team that made the ambitious moon mission Chandrayaan2 launch a reality, bringing India closer to become the fourth country in the world to soft-land a spacecraft on the lunar surface.

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh: Congratulations to ISRO scientists on flawless launching of Chandrayaan 2. Team ISRO scripted a new chapter in India’s space history with launch of this ambitious and indigenous mission to Moon. Nation is extremely proud of its scientists and Team ISRO.