National Space Day 2024: With warm congratulations to the country on the first National Space Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his profound pleasure in India’s outstanding accomplishments in the space industry. PM Modi underlined the importance of this day in a tweet posted on X (previously Twitter), honouring the commitment and priceless contributions of India’s space scientists. He affirmed the government’s commitment to moving forward with further forward-thinking initiatives in this field and highlighted their critical role in boosting the country’s space endeavours.
Commemorating India’s Space Triumphs
In his remarks on this momentous day, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy further emphasised that National Space Day is a celebration of the nation’s industries’ spirit of cooperation and the scientists’ unwavering commitment. He recalled that on August 23, 2023, the Chandrayaan-3 mission accomplished a historic soft landing on the lunar South Pole, and that day is dedicated to celebrating the mission’s historic success.
In his post on X, Kumaraswamy stated, “On the call of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi avaru, India celebrates its first-ever National Space Day today, August 23rd. This day honors the historic success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which achieved a soft landing on the lunar South Pole on 23 August 2023, establishing India as a global space leader.” He also lauded the Ministry of Heavy Industries for its significant contributions to this milestone, noting that four Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under the ministry played a key role in the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Honoring ISRO and Industry Collaboration
National Space Day is an occasion to honour the nation’s industry’s collective efforts as well as the hard work and devotion of ISRO’s scientists and engineers. In keeping with India’s space accomplishments, this day also officially designates the landing sites of Chandrayaan-3 and Chandrayaan-2 as “Shiva Shakti Point” and “Tiranga Point,” respectively.
PM Modi’s Vision for India’s Space Sector
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership in bolstering India’s space environment has been commended by ISRO Chairman S Somanath. Somanath emphasised the recent policy changes and actions led by PM Modi in an interview with ANI, saying that they have been crucial in promoting the space industry. He underlined that in order to create an atmosphere that is favourable for more private sector participation in space activities, PM Modi’s leadership has been essential in putting important policy changes into effect.
The ISRO chief also mentioned three major initiatives following the space sector reforms, noting that the newly developed space policy clearly outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Department of Space, ISRO, and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). This policy paves the way for increased participation of private entities in the country’s space endeavors.
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