Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:10am on 10 Apr 2024,Wednesday India Global
ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 team bagged the esteemed 2024 John L. 'Jack' Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration. Their remarkable achievement in raising space exploration standards was recognized. Last August, Chandrayaan-3 nailed a historic landing on the Moon's south pole, marking India's pioneering success in the feat. India’s Consul General in Houston, DC Manjunath, accepted the award at the Space Symposium in Colorado. Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle praised India's leadership in space, calling it a global inspiration.