Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, were among the first leaders to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and country’s scientists.
In a tweet that was also translated in Hindi, Sheikh Zayed wrote: “The successful lunar landing of India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft represents a significant leap for collective scientific progress. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi and the people of India for this historic achievement in service of humankind.”
Sheikh Mohammed also used his official account on X to write: “Congratulations to our friends in India for the successful landing on the moon. Nations are built through perseverance; India continues to make history.”
The Chandrayaan-3 is expected to remain functional for two weeks, running a series of experiments including a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.
India became the fourth nation to successfully land on the Moon with its Chandrayaan-3 mission. It is also the first nation to land on the Moon’s South Pole. The south Asian country has joined the US, former Soviet Union and China in successfully reaching the Moon.
The UAE will soon follow India to the surface of the Moon. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre MBRSC is building its second lunar rover called Rashid 2 after a Japanese spacecraft carrying its first crashed on the lunar surface.
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