All About National Space Day 2024

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India is celebrating its first National Space Day, marking the successful landing of Chandrayaan lander Vikram on the moon

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On this day in 2023, Chandrayaan 3 accomplished the safe and soft landing of "Vikram Lander" on the lunar surface

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India became the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to land near the southern polar region of the moon

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The government declared August 23 as "National Space Day" to celebrate the remarkable success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission

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Accompanied by the rover Pragyaan, the Vikram Lander touched down at a site on the moon designated as 'Shiv Shakti'

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The theme for National Space Day 2024 is "Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India's Space Saga"

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This achievement is being celebrated across the country with the goal of inspiring younger generations in the field of Space Science and Technology

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Delhi's Bharat Mandapam is the venue of the main celebration of the National Space Day

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