Chandrayaan-3 touchdown spot on moon to be called 'Shiv Shakti', says PM Modi

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the Chandrayaan-3 touchdown point on moon will be called ‘Shiv Shakti’.

PM Modi was addressing the ISRO officials involved with the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission in Bengaluru. He said that August 23 would be celebrated as National Space Day.

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The Prime Minister also announced that the site where Chandrayaan-2 left its footprints will be called ‘Tiranga’, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

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