Yay!! India created history in space
@arunima25 (90131)
Bangalore, India
August 23, 2023 7:42am CST
.Every Indian swells with pride as Chandrayaan 3 lands successfully on the south pole of moon. India is the fourth country to land on moon and first one to land on south pole.
This day will go down the history of space science and will inspire generations to come.
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@DaddyEvil (147588)
• United States
23 Aug 23
Congratulations to India!
I wonder if @vandana7 was watching to make sure everything went exactly right? 
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@vandana7 (101733)
• India
23 Aug 23
Are you kidding? I am instrumental in financing it. I paid my taxes regularly. LOL
The FATSO Vanny - at Vinayaka temple. That god is as fat as I. Actually, I treat Vinayaka as kid bro. So kinda...I had to show family trait. LOL...I am feeling ashamed of putting on so much weight...you can see my eyes close...
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@vandana7 (101733)
• India
23 Aug 23
@DaddyEvil I fear our apartment lift will get damaged because of my weight. In fact, they changed it this April, and I am sure I am the reason. I believe so because it gave problem in July too. I really need to lose some weight.
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@DaddyEvil (147588)
• United States
23 Aug 23
@vandana7 
I'm surprised you didn't insist on your own control for the ship so you could check everything the scientists were doing and give approval before they could do it.
Dearheart, a lot of people became overweight during the pandemic and haven't tried to take any of the extra weight off since then. I gained 30 lbs/13.6 kg and have only taken off about 10 lbs/4.5 kg of that.
I'm surprised you didn't insist on your own control for the ship so you could check everything the scientists were doing and give approval before they could do it.
Dearheart, a lot of people became overweight during the pandemic and haven't tried to take any of the extra weight off since then. I gained 30 lbs/13.6 kg and have only taken off about 10 lbs/4.5 kg of that.2 people like this
@sharonelton (30458)
• Lichfield, England
23 Aug 23
Congratulations to them!
I was about 10 days old when the original moon landing happened. My Mum missed it because she was still in hospital after halving me!
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
23 Aug 23
Thank you.
That must have been so exciting.
Moments like this are moment to rise. And it's fortunate if we are able to witness it.
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@sharonelton (30458)
• Lichfield, England
24 Aug 23
@arunima25 Well, I wouldn't know, as I was only 10 days old, and I don't know wether my mother knows either, 'cos she was in a hospital bed getting over having me (I was born awkward!) And I don't know if they had the telly on!
@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 23
Thank you. I was so emotional at the last moment. I was laughing and crying at the same time hugging my daughter
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@vandana7 (101733)
• India
23 Aug 23
I agree...the scientists did really well. I am feeling so good today. But the fact remains that my taxes of the past as well as present helped us to get here. My past taxes helped to establish ISRO and educate those researchers. :) We cannot give credit to only one party for it. They are lucky they have educated folks available to them, and basic foundation laid for them. New technologies too, which were not available in the past. So ..we should acknowledge that there was far sightedness on the part of previous governments to establish ISRO and BARC and BHEL, and HAL. None of which were available during the British time. Sorta...HAL was incorporated before, but not sufficiently staffed or equipped to take flight. A little bit of honesty goes a long way in establishing credibility and amicability, like Azad said...most of the Muslims in India are Hindus who converted. Whether they were converted by force, or whether they converted to curry favor, remains something to be established in each case. Till the relevant information is available, hating Muslims does not make sense.
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@vandana7 (101733)
• India
24 Aug 23
@arunima25 Political will depends upon what are the alternatives before them at that point of time. Appeasement of minorities is wrong. So is appeasement of majority.
I see it as faster technologies at our disposal now which have enabled us to achieve better and faster. Earlier such tech was not available.
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 23
@vandana7 Appeasement of any one is wrong.
There are always alternative to choose from. Your will decides what to choose. Stopping Chandrayaan 2 was not a good choice and showed lack of political will.
Renouncing again after the failure in just four years, getting private players in , giving adequate fund...moral boost... this was political will.
Technologies keep advancing and one has to stay in the race. Technology in the yesteryears were best for their time. The point is that could we use it?
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 23
I am not in mood for any argument. Happy, happy and too happy. Yes, proud to be a honest taxpayer myself. It's going to inspire generations to come. All little steps in past have counted and only a fool will deny that. But that's also a fact that political will is seen more in recent times and moral boosting is important.
Appeasement of minorities is not real love for them. It's keeping them mislead and misguided. Uniform Civil code, ban of triple talaq etc seem more secular. And no true Indian hates any Indian Muslim or no Muslim in right state of mind hates Hindu.
We have political fools in every party who weave such stories of hatred. We can use our sense to believe it or not.
My Muslim friends are in love with Yogi and Modi.
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@allknowing (145267)
• India
23 Aug 23
Did you watch the Rover come out of the Vikram Lander? It was expected around 9.30 pm last night.
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@allknowing (145267)
• India
24 Aug 23
@arunima25 I missed it as I sleep early Wonder if there is a video to show this slow movement. Some child compared it to a baby coming out of a mother's womb
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 23
Yes, I did. I watched TV till 11. Could get the first picture of ramp opening and Pragyan coming out at the speed of 1cm per sec.
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
26 Aug 23
@allknowing It was exciting to see it roll down the ramp. And now it's moving around and doing it's job. Proud to see the imprint of our flag ISRO mark and emblem on lunar surface.
Aw! That's a beautiful comparison.
Indeed! It was like a baby coming out of mother's womb.
Indeed! It was like a baby coming out of mother's womb.1 person likes this
@freelancermariagrace (28884)
• Philippines
24 Aug 23
Congratulations, India! It calls for a celebration! Yay!!!
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
25 Aug 23
Thank you. It definitely calls for the celebration by everyone. It's achievement for humanity and not India alone. We celebrated it with icecream
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@freelancermariagrace (28884)
• Philippines
27 Aug 23
@arunima25 Yay!!! Which ice cream flavor did you have?
@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
23 Sep 23
Yes, Indeed it was. Words can't explain it. Every Indian swell with pride.
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@ptrikha_2 (47850)
• India
23 Aug 23
Yes Landing on the South Pole is a big big achievement. It will herald a new era for Scientific study, research and further space exploration for Indian Science.
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 23
It's indeed! I was nervous and excited till the end. Then I was laughing and crying at the same time hugging my daughter
I watched TV till 11 enjoying each and every picture from the moon
I watched TV till 11 enjoying each and every picture from the moon1 person likes this
@ptrikha_2 (47850)
• India
25 Aug 23
@arunima25
Yes, even my wife seems very enthused and shared a few things on WhatsApp - a world from which I mostly stay away except for minimum interactions.
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@ptrikha_2 (47850)
• India
25 Aug 23
@arunima25
Yes sometimes we can be active.
Yet generally I try to keep my activities minimum in WhatsApp.
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
25 Aug 23
Thank you. Indeed a milestone and the entire science community across globe will take it as a pride.
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
26 Aug 23
@Tampa_girl7 The pictures are just mesmerizing!!
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 23
It's indeed! I was nervous and excited till the end. Then I was laughing and crying at the same time hugging my daughter
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14976)
• Torrington, Connecticut
24 Aug 23
Yeah I loved the images! Go India!!!
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
25 Aug 23
Oh! The images are breathtaking. Such high resolution cameras working so well. I am excited to see every new image that ISRO issues.
Thank you
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
26 Aug 23
Thank you. It's a moment of rise and itched in the history forever . A proud moment for the whole Science community across the globe
. A proud moment for the whole Science community across the globe 1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (188130)
• United States
24 Aug 23
Congratulations to your country!!! Have a super day!
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
25 Aug 23
Thank you Linda. A proud day for the entire Science community across the globe. A great day for Humanity
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@Nakitakona (56469)
• Philippines
23 Aug 23
Congratulations. I'm happy for you and for your country.
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
23 Aug 23
Thank you. It's a moment of rise for India. I was too nervous in the end as our last mission about the same had failed in the last moment.
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@Nakitakona (56469)
• Philippines
27 Aug 23
@arunima25 Nobody is perfect. That's natural for failure is a part of every undertaking.
@GardenGerty (163402)
• United States
24 Aug 23
It is good to have more people and countries involved in the exploration. What a great inspiration to others and for young people who are thinking about future careers.
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
25 Aug 23
Yes, Indeed! It's a great pride for entire science community globally. Definitely will inspire generations to come. Youth will look forward to pursuing careers in Science and space science.
@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
24 Aug 23
It is indeed! Gives confidence and boost to the Science community and inspires generations to come
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
25 Aug 23
Thank you. A proud moment for entire Science community across the globe.
@Marilynda1225 (84613)
• United States
23 Aug 23
That is a cause for celebration for India 
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@arunima25 (90131)
• Bangalore, India
23 Aug 23
It's indeed! The whole country is jubilant. We all are celebrating with icecream . Have been watching TV and catching up with all the excitement!
. Have been watching TV and catching up with all the excitement!