The French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has praised India and said that there is no limit to what inspired and dreaming Indians can achieve in the field of space exploration.The 45-year-old is on his first visit to India, where he met with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath. He also interacted with the leaders of the space community, the young entrepreneurs, and the students.The French Embassy posted on microblogging platform X, “French astronaut @Thom_astro @esa was all praise for India as he concludes his first visit to the country”.French astronaut @Thom_astro @esa was all praise for India as he concludes his first visit to the country: https://t.co/mOcGOmdwT1— French Embassy in India 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@FranceinIndia) October 13, 2023 Pesquet also praised Indias Moon and Mars space missions, stating that the Gaganyan project will inspire the entire nation to change the world.The French astronaut took X to praise Indian space programs, “My first time in India, and I can see how this wont be the last! From Mars to the surface of the moon, and soon humans in orbit, India has been making great strides in space exploration, and the world is noticing. Its been very energizing to speak to the leaders of the space community, the young entrepreneurs, the students, and the pupils and realize how they dream and make things happen every day”.🇮🇳🤝🇫🇷🇪🇺 My first time in India, and I can see how this wont be the last! From Mars 🔴to the surface of the 🌙 , and soon humans in orbit, India has been making great strides in space exploration✨, and the world is noticing. Its been very energizing to speak to the leaders of… pic.twitter.com/7aXQ8SL5tu— Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) October 12, 2023 Furthermore, he added, “With the Gaganyaan project, India is strongly engaging in human spaceflight with their own capsule and rocket, and its easy to see here how this will inspire the entire nation, and ultimately change the world: theres no limit to what an inspired and dreaming Indian population can do”.India takes pride in Gaganyaan and Aditya-L1The Gaganyaan project is expected to carry humans into space with the capability of launching a crew of 3 members to the 400 km orbit for a 3-day mission and bringing them back by landing into the Indian Ocean.Earlier, ISRO successfully completed the launch of its inaugural Solar Mission, Aditya-L1. This is the first space-based observatory class Indian solar mission to learn about the Sun from a distance of 1.5 million kilometers. Approximately, Aditya-L1 will take 125 days to reach the L1 point.Meanwhile, Indias Mars Orbiter Spacecraft successfully entered into an elliptical orbit around planet Mars on September 24, 2014. India became the first nation to succeed in the Mars mission in the very first attempt.
