ISRO's achievement reflects saga of continuity: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on August 23 said that ISRO’s achievement today reflects a saga of continuity and is truly fantastic and a matter of pride that the entire world is up to the Indian space organization. 

Taking to the micro-blogging site X, Jairam further said that ISRO’s accomplishments have always been anchored in self-reliance. 

''They reflect phenomenal teamwork, partnerships, and enterprise. The entire world is looking up to ISRO today, acknowledging its achievements, and for us Indians, it is a matter of special pride,'' he wrote on X.

The Congress leader further recalled that in February 1962, the farsightedness of Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai created INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research). Incidentally, one of the first recruits to INCOSPAR was none other than Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. 

''In August 1969, the development-oriented Vikram Sarabhai established ISRO. Between 1972 and 1984, Satish Dhawan provided extraordinary scientific, technological, and managerial leadership to decisively shape the ISRO that we know today.  Along with him, we remember Brahm Prakash, the great metallurgist who made fundamental contributions to both our nuclear and space programmes—perhaps the only scientist-engineer to have done so. After Dhawan, came a series of Chairmen including U R Rao, who made their own distinctive contributions to ISRO,'' he added.

In a historic achievement, Chandrayaan 3, India's third lunar exploration mission, made an impeccable landing on the surface of the Moon on August 23.  

It is worth mentioning that this remarkable feat is a testament to India's unwavering dedication to space exploration and its pursuit of scientific excellence.

Chandrayaan 3 successfully landed on the moon's surface after months of painstaking preparation, marvellous engineering, and cooperative work from the creative brains of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).