ISRO Chairman's Official Announcement
NATIONAL SPACE DAY CELEBRATION
The success of the Vikram lander, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters in Bengaluru on August 26, made the announcement to observe August 23 as National Space Day.
On 23 August 2023, India achieved a historic milestone with the successful soft landing of chandrayaan-3 near the Lunar pole. India has become the fourth nation in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon and the first to land near the south pole of the lunar surface. The Vikram lander had also deployed the Pragyan rover on the moon to study the lunar surface.
The outcome of this historic mission will benefit mankind in the years to come.
To commemorate the historic landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon, National Space Day (NSpD) will be celebrated every year on August 23.
Several events, competitions, and engagement programs are planned in the run-up to the maiden NSpD.
India Space Week, invites all citizens to participate in these activities and join the nationwide celebrations to support the vision of ISRO.
PLEDGE
हम आपको 23 अगस्त 2025 को हमारे साथ राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष दिवस के रूप में मनाने की शपथ
लेने के लिए आमंत्रित करते हैं और भारत को एक अग्रणी अंतरिक्ष शक्ति बनाने के लिए हमारी प्रतिबद्धता की पुष्टि करते
हैं।
we cordially invite you to take a pledge to celebrate 23rd august 2025 as national space day with us and reaffirm
our commitment to making India a leading space power
राष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष दिवस मनाने का संकल्प लें और प्रतिबद्धता का प्रमाण पत्र प्राप्त करें
Take a pledge to celebrate National Space Day and get a certificate of commitment
NAMO ERA - Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan
The Government of India, under the visionary leadership of Honorable PM Shri Narendra
Modi, has initiated groundbreaking reforms in the space sector. These reforms are aimed of promoting and
advancing space education, research, and development in our Country.
Out of 424 foreign satellites launched till date by India, 389 were launched in the last nine years of the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Further, out of 174 million US dollars earned, 157 million came in the last nine years and similarly out of 256 million Euros earned so far, 223 million came during the 9 years of the Modi regime
Space Revolution"
Why Celebrate National Space Day on August 23
India celebrates National Space Day on August 23rd to honor the historic success of Chandrayaan-3—India's third
lunar mission—which successfully soft-landed on the Moon's south pole on August 23, 2023. This achievement made
India the first country to reach the Moon’s south pole, and only the fourth country ever to achieve a soft lunar
landing (after the US, USSR/Russia, and China).
