'Proud, glad to be your partner': US hails India on Chandrayaan-3 moon landing

American politicians newspapers and space research institutions hailed India Wednesday on the successful moon landing of Chandrayaan3 as the country entered the elite club of three other nations United States Russia and China that have a rover on the lunar surfaceIn the process India became the first country among the elite group to have its rover on the moons south pole region which the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO believes could have traces of waterCongratulations to India for the historic landing of Chandrayaan3 on the southern polar region of the moon US Vice President Kamala Harris said on X known as Twitter till recentlyIt is an incredible feat for all the scientists and engineers involved We are proud to partner with you on this mission and space exploration more broadly said Harris whose mother was from India The vice president heads the National Space CouncilSpace cooperation was one of the major topics of discussion during Prime Minister Narendra Modis State visit to the US this summer India signed the Artemis accord and also the two countries decided to work together on an international space stationCongratulations ISRO on your successful Chandrayaan3 lunar South Pole landing And congratulations to India on being the 4th country to successfully softland a spacecraft on the Moon Were glad to be your partner on this mission said NASA Administrator Bill NelsonChandrayaan3 touched down on the unchartered lunar south pole at 604 pm on Wednesday No country has ever landed on the treacherous south pole that scientists believe could hold important reserves of frozen water and precious elements Russias south polebound Luna25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon on Sunday after spinning out of controlCongratulations to ISRO and the people of India for the Chandrayaan3s historic landing on the South Pole of the Moon We look forward to deepening our partnership with India on space exploration in the years ahead US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan saidSenator John Cornyn CoChair of the Senate India Caucus said Chandrayaan3 landing on the moon was a victory cry of a new IndiaCongressman Rich McCormick said it was an amazing achievement for our friends in IndiaCongressman Don Beyer congratulated the ISRO and all who worked to make the remarkable and historic achievement possibleIndianAmerican Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said the successful landing of the Vikram lander on the moons surface is a historic accomplishment for India and a major step in lunar discovery for the worldCongressman Michael McCaul the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said he was looking forward to see what India and the US can accomplish in the outer space together I want to congratulate India for being the fourth country to land on the moon This historic success adds a new dimension to our partnershipCongratulations to India for its successful landing of Chandrayaan3 on the moon said Congressman Brad Sherman India is the first country to ever land a craft on this part of the lunar surfaceThe Science wing of the US Department of State congratulated their Artemis Accords partner ISROYour success will power the imagination and light the future of people around the world it saidMainstream American newspapers many of which had been sceptical of Indias space mission and sometimes even made fun of it through cartoons noted the great Indian achievementThe Chandrayaan3 mission makes India the first country to reach the lunar south polar region in one piece and adds to the achievements of the countrys homegrown space program The New York Times reportedThe Washington Post wrote a couple of stories covering various perspectives and an opinion piece to celebrate this historic occasionIt is a marvelous achievement for Indias space program and symbolic of an important moment in geopolitics For the successful landing came just days after a Russian mission to the same region went haywire and smashed into the lunar surface like a hammer coming down on the last nail in the coffin of Russias decline wrote David Von Drehle Deputy Opinion Editor of the dailyIndia Is on the Moon Chandrayaan3 Spacecraft Lands on Lunar South Pole wrote The Wall Street JournalCongratulatory message came from several eminent people as well Indian American CEOs Satya Nadell from Microsoft and Sunder Pichai of Google led the US corporate sector in lauding the success of Indias missionMy congratulations to ISRO on the moon landing of the Chandrayaan3 What an exciting moment for India and the future of space exploration Nadella wrotePichai described an an incredible moment Congratulations to ISRO for the successful landing of Chandrayaan3 on the moon this morning Today India became the first country to successfully achieve a soft landing on the southern polar region of the moon he saidWow Chandrayaan3s moon landing is a great achievement for India and all humanity Congratulations to the ISRO team and all of India said Gita Gopinath First Deputy Managing Director of the IMFIndia you have made history today said African American singer Mary Millben in a video message posted on various social media platformsAstrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson who has more than 14 million followers on X said Congratulations to India for landing Chandrayaan3 on the Moon joining Russia USA amp China as the only countries to have achieved this feat More importantly its the first mission of any country to arrive near the Lunar South Pole a possible location for future Moon basesDr Michael Salla author of the Secret Space Programs Book series said India is fast becoming a major space power Its PM N Modi believes ancient Vedic India also flew to the Moon on Vimanas he saidSending her warmest congratulations to everyone at ISRO for becoming the very first team to land at the lunar south pole US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the global scientific community is a strong and united one and together we advance opportunity for all humankindThis story 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