Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan delved into the journey of Indias lunar exploration, discussing the challenges faced during the doomed Chandrayaan-2 mission and celebrating the recent success of Chandrayaan-3.In an interview with the news agency ANI, Sivan shed light on the small error that hampered the Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019.“This [Chandrayaan-3] event should have occurred four years ago. Just because of a small error that occurred in Chandrayaan-2, we could not achieve success. Otherwise, we could have achieved all these things four years ago. Now, we are very happy that we learned from the error and corrected it,” Sivan said.#WATCH | Chandrayaan-3 | Former ISRO Chairman K Sivan says, …Just because of a small error that occurred in Chandrayaan-2 we could not achieve (success). Otherwise, we could have achieved all these things four years back itself. Now, we are very happy that we learnt from the… pic.twitter.com/OKRIY6Qd6C— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2023Highlighting the proactive approach taken by ISRO, Sivan mentioned that Chandrayaan-3 was designed with the necessary corrections in 2019 itself. He explained, “In 2019 itself, we configured Chandrayaan-3, and what corrections are to be done were also decided in 2019 itself. Yesterday, we saw the fruit of that effort.”#WATCH | Bengaluru: On Chandrayaan 3 mission, former director of ISRO, K Sivan says, Last time after the landing process, we had gone through the data…Based on that, corrective measures have been taken. Not only that, we did something more than what we corrected. Wherever the… pic.twitter.com/zC1dAcMXnF— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2023Our prayers came true: ISRO ex-chairman K Sivan on Chandrayaan-3 successSivans commitment to the mission was evident as he shared his experience during the historic moment of Chandrayaan-3s success. “Finally, our prayers came true. After landing, we did not come back. I was still sitting in the [ISRO Mission] control room till the rover came out of the lander. Only after seeing that the rover came out of the lander and moved over the surface of the moon, I came back to my home late at night,” he said.The culmination of this dedication and effort was the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, on the unexplored lunar South Pole on Wednesday evening. This milestone solidified Indias position as the first country to achieve such a feat and marked a significant achievement in space exploration. Additionally, India joined the ranks of the US, Soviet Union, and China as one of the select few nations to accomplish a successful lunar landing mission.
