The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully lifts off the PSLV-C57.1 rocket carrying the Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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Leaders and political parties across the party lines congratulated and hailed the space agency for the achievement days after India’s lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon.
Union minister Nitin Gadkari hailed the feat saying that the remarkable endeavor promises to unlock the secrets of earth’s nearest star.
“Congratulations, ISRO! 🌞🚀 A historic achievement in the pursuit of scientific knowledge! ISRO has triumphantly launched its first-ever space mission to study the Sun, #AdityaL1🛰 This remarkable endeavor promises to unlock the secrets of our nearest star, shedding light on its mysteries and enhancing our understanding of space weather. Kudos to the brilliant minds at ISRO who have made this mission possible. Your dedication and expertise continue to inspire us all. Here’s to a bright future of solar exploration and groundbreaking discoveries! 🌌⚡ ,” he said on X.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge while hailing the achievement said that Science, as an instrument of development, welfare and positive change, remains our magna carta.
“We are indebted and grateful to our scientists, space engineers, researchers and our hard-working personnel at @ISRO for the successful launch of #AdityaL1 – Solar Observation Mission. Our tribute to the vision, ingenuity and the vigorous dedication of our legendary scientists and countless researchers for this historic accomplishment.”
While sharing a detailed timelines of the events associated with the mission, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh congratulated the space agency saying that today’s launch of Aditya-L1 is another stupendous achievement of ISRO and for India!
Read here: Aditya L1 launch: India’s first solar mission lifts off from Sriharikota to study Sun
“Today’s launch of Aditya-L1 is another stupendous achievement of ISRO and for India! While saluting ISRO once again, it is worthwhile recalling the recent timeline for Aditya-L1 to understand the continuity in the ISRO saga,” he said on X.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that days after conquering the moon, ISRO is now set to study the Sun.
“Lift off Normal! 🚀 Days after conquering the moon 🌝 ISRO is now set to study the Sun 🌞 with the successful launch of #AdityaL1. Another proud day for India 🇮🇳. Congratulations to ISRO,” it said on X.
Meanwhile, the crowd gathered at Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh chanted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ as the spacecraft lifted off the site. People expressed their joy and happiness. “”We have come from Mumbai to witness this. It was an unforgettable moment for us. This (Aditya L-1) is going to be marvellous. It is a wonderful feeling that we are giving competition to space agencies like NASA and others. We are really excited,” a visitor told ANI.
Named after the Hindi word for the sun, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to travel about 1.5 million km over four months to study solar winds, which can cause disturbance on Earth commonly seen as auroras.
Read here: Aditya L1 launched: What will happen now? Detailed solar mission schedule
The spacecraft will travel to a kind of parking lot in space where objects tend to stay put because of balancing gravitational forces, reducing fuel consumption for the spacecraft, called as Lagrange Points, named after Italian-French mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange.
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