As Chandrayaan-3 is set to land on the lunar south pole today at 6:04 pm IST, people across the country are praying for its success. If accomplished, it will be a historic moment for India as it will become the fourth country to achieve this feat after the United States, Russia, and China. Social media platforms have been flooded with good wishes for the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Moon mission.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) one of the user wishing luck to ISRO wrote, "This is new India. Today the whole of India will be waiting for this historic moment.. Mission. #Chandrayaan3 #Chandrayaan3Landing."
"After the whole world, now it’s time to conquer the moon. Best of Luck ISRO," wrote another user.
"Praying for the successful soft landing of Chandraayan-3 on the South Pole of the Moon, commented a third.
"Historic moment is just moment away. It is rightly said even the Sky is not the limit when there are footprints on the Moon. So Proud Moment," wrote a fourth.
The objectives of Chandrayaan-3 is to conduct in-situ experiments on the lunar soil and water, and demonstrate technologies that can be used for future crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
The Chandrayaan-3 is likely to operate on the lunar surface for one lunar day, which is equivalent to 14 Earth days.
For the live streaming of the event that will begin at 5:20 pm IST, one can visit ISRO's YouTube channel, its official website and Facebook account. You can also catch the event live on DD National.