Washington, Aug 24 (PTI) American politicians, newspapers and space research institutions hailed India Wednesday on the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan-3 as the country entered the elite club of three other nations United States, Russia and China that have a rover on the lunar surface.
The major companies that have contributed to the moon mission include Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), BHEL and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd.
Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing: India s Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover successfully landed on the moon s south pole, marking a historic achievement for the country s space program.
Students and researchers of Sona College of Technology developed a stepper motor for use in the LVM-3 rocket that lifted off the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft and placed it into the Earths orbit, which landed successfully on Wednesday. While the college designed the motor, it was produced by a private company, Vee Technologies.