ISRO Honoured With Leif Erikson Lunar Prize For Chandrayaan-3 Mission
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21-12-2023
Award and Honour
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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has been awarded the prestigious Leif Erikson Lunar Award for its unprecedented Chandrayaan-3 mission.
- The award, provided by the Investigation Museum in Hussrand, Iceland, recognises ISRO's extraordinary contribution in understanding lunar exploration and astronomical events.
- Indian Ambassador Balasubramanian Shyam received this prestigious award on behalf of ISRO.
Chandrayaan-3 mission:
- The 'Chandrayaan-3' was launched on 13 July 2023 by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
- It was launched by LVM 3 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota.
- It included Lander (Vikram) and Rover configuration (Pragyan).
- Chandrayaan-3 consisted of an indigenous Lander Module (LM), a Propulsion Module (PM) and a Rover aimed at developing and demonstrating new technologies required for interplanetary missions.
- Chandrayaan-3 landed successfully on the surface near the moon's southern pole on 23 August 2023.
- With this, India became the first country to successfully land the spacecraft at the southern pole of the Moon and the fourth country to land on the moon.
- Three other countries - China, America and Russia.
The purpose of the Chandrayaan-3 mission:
- To make a safe and smooth landing on the moon's surface.
- Display the rover while walking on the moon.
- To conduct scientific experiments in place.
Important announcements related to Chandrayaan-3:
- The place where the moon lander of Chandrayaan-3 landed will now be known as “Shiv Shakti” Point.
- The place where Chandrayaan-2 left his footprint will be called “tricolour”.
- August 23 will be celebrated as National Space Day.
About Leif Erikson Lunar Prize:
- Establishment - 2015
- The Leif Erikson Lunar Prize is provided by the Investigation Museum to celebrate extraordinary achievements in lunar exploration.
- Leif Erikson is considered to be European, who reached the US continent 400 years before Christopher Columbus.
- This award is given every year in his name.
About Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO):
- ISRO is the national space agency of India.
- ISRO was formed on 15 August 1969.
- Headquarters – Bengaluru
- Chairman – S Somnath
- First Chairman – Vikram Sarabhai
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