New Delhi, July 11: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, MoS PMO, Department of Space, Department of Atomic Energy, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that Chandrayaan-3 will open up new moon vistas for the world.
Dr Jitendra said that India’s earlier mission, Chandrayaan-1 had thrown up new light on various aspects of the moon as it was Chandrayaan-1 that brought before the world for the first time the evidence of the presence of water on the surface of the moon. Now, the whole world looks up to Chandrayaan 3 with great anticipation, expectation and hope, and at the same time waits for it to uncover many more new features and mysteries of the moon and the universe, he said.
The union minister said that the Chandrayaan-3 mission signals March to the moon one step closer and also demonstrates the fact that India is not lagging behind other countries so far as exploration of the moon is concerned. He said the unique feature of this mission is that it will not only observe the moon from the moon but will also see Earth from the moon, thus making India part of the world’s elite club of three or four nations.
Dr Singh also pointed out that during the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States, it became clear that America treats India as an equal partner and collaborator in space exploration. He said NASA is today soliciting India’s astronauts and the Artemis Accord, where India is also one of the signatories, is also proof of India’s great Space march.
“India’s space technology is not only confined to launching rockets but has great implications for sectoral development. India has demonstrated the application potential of space technology during 6 decades of the Indian space programme. Today, space has touched all walks of human life, including science & technology, telecommunication, agriculture, education, health, rural development, disaster warning & mitigation, studying climate change, navigation, defence & governance to name a few,” he said.
Dr Jitendra said in the next 25 years of Amrit Kaal, India’s ascent has begun through space and the space economy will be an important pillar of overall economic development in the future.
