Chandrayaan 3 Lands on Moon: IndiGo Pilots Onboard Get News Flash at 36,000 Feet, Passengers Express Delight on ISRO Spacecraft Successful Lunar Landing (See Pic)
Thanks to the expedition, India became the fourth nation to set foot on the moon behind the US, China, and Russia. People celebrated the achievement in their own ways, and the word of the momentous achievement even reached those who were in the air.
India became the first nation in history to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole with the Chandrayaan-3 mission from the Indian Space Research Organisation. Thanks to the expedition, India became the fourth nation to set foot on the moon behind the US, China, and Russia. People celebrated the achievement in their own ways, and the word of the momentous achievement even reached those who were in the air. News flash of India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landing on the moon was sent to IndiGo pilots at 36,000 feet in a snapshot that was posted on X. The tweet that was also posted demonstrates how the news of the momentous landing—which caused everyone to take notice of India's space program—was warmly welcomed by the passengers on the aircraft. Chandrayaan 3: ‘India Took a Walk on the Moon,’ Says ISRO As Pragyan Rover Rolls Out and Begins Exploration of Uncharted Lunar Surface.
Indigo Pilots Onboard Get News Flash About Chandrayaan 3 Landing
This is the flash @IndiGo6E pilots saw on their cockpit screens at 36,000 feet when #Chandrayan3 landed.
As they informed passengers that the eagle has landed a crescendo of claps followed 👏👏👏👍
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) August 23, 2023
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