Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress Rajya Sabha MP, Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday courted a new controversy when he said that the scientists who are behind the Chandrayaan-3 have not been paid their salary.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said, “We are proud that ISRO scientists are making an effort for the successful lunar landing of Chandryaan. We pray to the Almighty for their success. But there are reports in newspapers that the scientists who made this happen have not received a salary in 17 months. Prime Minister should take note of this too,” as reported by news agency ANI.
Meanwhile reacting to Digvijay Singh’s comments, Madhya Pradesh state president VD Sharma said, “…Digvijaya Singh is trying to defame the country…Everyone is proud of Chandrayaan-3 and our scientists while he questioning it. He should pray for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon…”
Even as hours ticked down to the much-anticipated crowning moment of Chandrayaan-3 — the attempted soft landing on the moon’s uncharted South Pole — the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday said that it is all set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS).
A post on ISRO’s official handle on X, formerly Twitter, read, “All set to initiate the Automatic Landing Sequence (ALS). Awaiting the arrival of the Lander Module (LM) at the designated point, around 17:44 Hrs. IST. Upon receiving the ALS command, the LM activates the throttleable engines for powered descent.”
“The mission operations team will keep confirming the sequential execution of commands. The live telecast of operations at MOX begins at 17:20 Hrs. IST,” read the post further.
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