ISRO Team Gets US Award For Space Exploration

DENVER, CO (ANI) – The team from the Indian Space Research Organization responsible for the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s success was honored with the “2024 John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration” by the Space Foundation on April 9.

India’s Consul General in Houston, DC Manjunath, accepted the award on behalf of ISRO during the opening ceremony of the annual Space Symposium, here.

The award recognizes their contribution in “raising the bar for space exploration.”

Last year, during the Chandrayaan-3 mission, a successful landing occurred on the Moon’s south pole, marking India as the first country to achieve this feat.

“India’s leadership in space is an inspiration to the world,” Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle had said in a statement in January when the award was announced.

“The pioneering work of the entire Chandrayaan-3 team has again raised the bar for space exploration, and their remarkable lunar landing is a model to us all. Congratulations and we can’t wait to see what you do next!” he said.