PM Narendra Modi at the mission control centre at ISRO.
Bangalore:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Indian Space Research Organisation's mission control centre in Bangalore after the success of Mangalyaan, India's Mars mission. Here are the highlights:
- India has successfully reached Mars. Congratulations to all of you.
- We have achieved the near impossible.
- ISRO has joined an elite group
- India is the only country to have succeeded in its first attempt.
- We have gone beyond boundaries of human imagination.
- History has been created, congratulate scientists and fellow Indians on this historic occasion.
- MOM has been united with Mars. MOM never disappoints
- Our efforts have historically focused on ultimate objective of nation-building. Of translating space technology into space applications.
- Through your achievements, you have honoured our fore-fathers, and inspired our future generations.
- Through your brilliance, and hard work, you have made it a habit, of achieving the impossible.
- No one represents this zeal for exploring the unknown more, than our space scientists, here at ISRO.
- With today's spectacular success, ISRO joins an elite group, of only 3 other agencies worldwide to have successfully reached the red planet.
- The odds, were stacked against us. Of the 51 missions, attempted across the world so far, a mere 21 had succeeded. But we have prevailed.
- Travelling an incredible distance, of over 650 million or 65 crore kms,we have gone beyond boundaries, of human enterprise & imagination.
- We have dared, to reach out, into the unknown.
- 5 minutes in every school to applaud our scientists today.
- These are all accomplishments that will go down as landmarks in history.
- Humanity would not progress if we had not taken such leaps into the unknown.
- Success is the courage to take the decision to take a big risk.
- Atalji's vision has inspired us to reach for the moon.
- This must become the base for challenging the next frontier.
- Let today's success drive us with even greater vigour.