Chandrayaan 2 entring the lunar orbit: Twitterati rejoices

The Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft Indiarsquos second lunar expedition has successfully entered the lunar orbit making the moment a major milestone for the countryrsquos moon mission The spacecraft that was launched into space on July 22 by GSLV MkIIIM1 vehicle and had entered the Lunar Transfer Trajectory on August 14 is expected to land on the surface of the moon on September 7 The maneuver called the lsquoLunar Orbit insertion LOIrsquo was completed at 902 am with its duration being 1738 seconds the space research organization said in the statement With the project achieving the milestone Twitter saw a rush of congratulatory tweets from some of the most prominent leadersAlso ReadChandrayaan 2 successfully placed in moons orbitPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ISRO on their accomplishment calling the milestone an important step to the landmark journey to the moonCongratulations to Team isro on Chandrayaan2 entering the Moonrsquos orbit This is an important step in the landmark journey to the Moon Best wishes for its successful culminationmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi August 20 2019BJP MP of Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal tweeted praising the project and said that the milestone will mark another success in Indiarsquos historyIndias space missions have continued to make history and Chandrayaan2 continues to headline our effortsIts entry into the lunar orbit will mark another success in Indias history pictwittercomyLl0GDNMGcmdash Jamyang Tsering Namgyal MPLadakh August 20 2019Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath took to Twitter to congratulate the ISRO for the completion of the maneuver and sent his best wishes for the landingHeartiest Congratulations to Team ISRO for successful completion of Lunar Orbit Insertion LOI of Chandrayaan2 maneuver todayIndias pride Chandrayaan2 has completed yet another milestoneBest wishes for smooth Moon landing on September 7agravecurrenu00c2u009cagravecurrenmacr agravecurrensup1agravecurreniquestagravecurrenu00c2u0082agravecurrenbrvbaragraveyencurrenagravecurrenu00c2u009cagravecurrenmacr agravecurrenshyagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrendegagravecurrencurrenagraveyencurrenmdash Yogi Adityanath myogiadityanath August 20 2019Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also took to the microblogging site to convey his best wishes to the space research organisationGreat news Chandrayaan2 moves closer to the Moon Congratulations isro httpstcoAY88nK0Pwqmdash Ravi Shankar Prasad rsprasad August 20 2019Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted conveying his best wishes to the ISRO scientistsethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac14ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac14ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac14ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008dethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac12ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008dethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac12ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008dethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac12 And the journey is the destination isro We love the ride yoursquore taking us on Donrsquot ever cease your explorationNext stop Mars httpstco7rRrArHVNgmdash anand mahindra anandmahindra August 20 2019Prominent businessman Anand Mahindra also posted his best wishes to ISRO for the maneuverethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac14ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac14ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008fethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac14ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008dethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac12ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008dethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac12ethu00c2u009fu00c2u0091u00c2u008dethu00c2u009fu00c2u008ffrac12 And the journey is the destination isro We love the ride yoursquore taking us on Donrsquot ever cease your explorationNext stop Mars httpstco7rRrArHVNgmdash anand mahindra anandmahindra August 20 2019The next lunar orbit bound manoeuvre is anticipated to occur on Wednesday between 1230pm and 130pm ISRO informed According to ISRO Chandrayaan 2 Indias second lunar expedition will shed light on a completely unexplored section of the Moon its South Polar regionThis mission will help us gain a better understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon by conducting detailed topographical studies comprehensive mineralogical analyses and a host of other experiments on the lunar surface the space agency had said in the statementWith inputs from PTIAlso ReadChandrayaan 2 The glorious journey so farCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates