'India Creates Yet Another Landmark': PM Modi, Science Minister Laud Aditya-L1 Mission Success

Aditya-L1 Mission: PM Narendra Modi, Union MoS Jitendra Singh, EAM S Jaishankar, and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge congratulated the nation as India's first solar observatory successfully reached its designated orbit.

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Aditya-L1 Mission: In a momentous achievement for the nation, India's first solar observatory, Aditya-L1, has successfully reached its designated orbit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday. Emphasising the remarkable dedication of the country's scientists, the Prime Minister hailed this accomplishment as a testament to their relentless pursuit of one of the most complex and intricate space missions.

"I join the nation in applauding this extraordinary feat. India creates yet another landmark. India's first solar observatory, Aditya-L1, reaches its destination," remarked Prime Minister Modi on X, formerly Twitter. He expressed the nation's commitment to advancing the frontiers of science for the benefit of humanity.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the Aditya-L1 mission. "The Aditya-L1 reached its destination, the L1 point, about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth from where it will orbit the Sun and study our star's wonders, uninterrupted by eclipses and occultation. Another milestone in Bharat's journey through space!! Our first solar observatory #AdityaL1 reaches its destination in the space. It is a momentous event in history that takes us closer to our civilizational goal of achieving human welfare through excellence in science and technology", Shah wrote on X. "My heartfelt congratulations to our genius scientists and the people of our nation," he added.

Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Jitendra Singh, also lauded the success, describing it as a "glorious turn of the year for Bharat." Singh credited the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and highlighted the achievement as another success story scripted by Team ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation).

Speaking to news agency PTI, Union MoS Singh highlighted that, "This also becomes significant from India's point of view that now we have a huge, huge stake in space. We have a number of satellites operating and therefore it is imperative for us to discover the various phenomena emanating from the Sun - the magnetic fields, the occurrence of solar storms. Now, what Aditya L1 is going to feed us with, is something that the rest of the world will also be looking forward too."

"I think, the single-most credit goes to PM Modi because he has made this realisation dawn on each and every citizen of India that we have a stake in space. Our space economy is closely linked to our future growth, as far as economy is concerned. I think the greatest contribution of PM Modi is that we had potential as far as scientific fraternity is concerned. We were never lacking in scientific capabilities or capacities," he remarked.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hailed it as "a moment of great pride". "I think it's a great feat... I have seen the Space program for many years. I have been a member of the Space Commission. I think it is a moment of great pride for us just like the Chandrayaan program was," he told news agency ANI.

Meanwhile, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge credited the achievement to the nation's founders as he posted, "India is now proudly gazing the Sun ! We join the nation in celebrating an extraordinary milestone by our dedicated scientists and space engineers at @isro, as India’s first solar observatory #AdityaL1 reaches its destination. India began its journey to sun in 2006, when our scientists proposed a solar observatory with a single instrument for the Sun. In July 2013, ISRO selects the seven payloads for the Aditya-L1 mission."

"This achievement is a testament to the vision, commitment and sincere efforts by our founders who made sure that India’s space research becomes a vital part of nation building and social development," he further stated.

Situated at a distance of approximately 1.5 million kilometres from Earth and 148.5 million kilometres from the Sun, Aditya-L1's strategic location will allow it to observe the Sun without being exposed to its scorching heat. This positioning is anticipated to provide crucial insights into coronal heating, space weather dynamics, solar flares, and the behavior of particles and fields in the interplanetary medium. More On It: Aditya-L1: ISRO’s First Space-Based Solar Observatory Arrives At Final Destination. Know 20 Interesting Facts

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