Updated September 7th, 2019 at 00:01 IST
Chandrayaan 2 Mission Live Updates: What Twitter Has To Say About It
Chandrayaan 2 live updates | Read to know what PM Modi, All India Radio and other Indian organisations are tweeting in praise of ISRO's lunar mission
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Have you checked Twitter recently? #IndiaMakesHistory, #Chandrayaan2 and #ISRO have shot up to the top 5 trending positions within the last few hours. Chandrayaan 2, ISRO’s most ambitious lunar mission to date, is moments away from creating history. Chandrayaan 1, ISRO’s first lunar mission found traces of water molecules on the moon; ISRO’s second lunar mission, Chandrayaan 2, has now set out to conduct a deeper study of the Moon’s surface. Upon its successful landing, India will emerge as the first country ever to have a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole region. The entire world is eager to know what Chandrayaan 2 discovers.
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At this moment, Twitter is flooded with tweets praising Chandrayaan 2 and ISRO’s efforts. All major media outlets, as well as government organisations are taking to the microblogging site to praise India’s achievement. Earlier on Friday, ISRO tweeted about Vikram, Chandrayaan 2's lander, and a buzz of tweets followed.
Indian PM Narendra Modi congratulates all the Indian Space Scientists in a series of tweets
The moment 130 crore Indians were enthusiastically waiting for is here!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
In a few hours from now, the final descent of Chandrayaan - 2 will take place on the Lunar South Pole.
India, and the rest of the world will yet again see the exemplary prowess of our space scientists.
Akashwani, the government organisation better known as All India Radio, also posted tweets in praise of Chandrayaan 2 and ISRO’s efforts
One step away from history, a moment that was always meant to be! 🇮🇳
— ALL INDIA RADIO (@AkashvaniAIR)
A nation waits with bated breath as @isro prepares for the satellite landing of #Chandrayaan2.
The Lander is scheduled to powered descent followed by touch down on the 🌑 between 0130-0230 hrs IST on Sept 7th. pic.twitter.com/mv670knDaH
Online news portals are also following the launch and contributing to the buzz around Chandrayaan 2's landing
#Chandrayaan2Landing: Vikram will land near lunar South Pole where no one else has gone#Chandrayaan2 #Chandrayaan2theMoon #ISROMissions #VikramLander
— OneIndia (@Oneindia)
Stay tuned @Oneindia for Updates: https://t.co/D457G3cXyz
If you are wondering when Chandrayaan 2 will land on the moon’s surface, the scheduled landing time is between 4 – 5 pm New York Standard Time i.e 1 – 2 am Indian Standard Time.
For all the latest updates on the mission watch this space: Chandrayaan 2 LIVE Updates: Landing Expected Around 1:30 AM On September 7
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Published September 6th, 2019 at 21:40 IST