Bezos congratulates India on successfully landing Chandrayaan-3

"Huge congratulations to ISRO and all of India!" Bezos, who owns Blue Origin, posted on Instagram's Threads platform, commenting on ISRO's post.Earlier on Wednesday, he also wished India for a successful landing, saying: "Root for India! Good luck, Chandrayaan-3."Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also praised India's moon mission earlier."Kinda crazy when you realize India's budget for Chandrayaan-3 ($75 million) is less than the film Interstellar ($165 million)," Newsthink posted on X (formerly Twitter).Musk responded: "Good for India", with an emoji of the Indian tricolour.Moreover, with this historic feat, India became the first nation to make a successful landing on the moon's south pole.After landing successfully, ISRO posted on X: "Chandrayaan-3 Mission: 'India, I reached my destination and you too!' :Chandrayaan-3.""Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon! Congratulations, India! #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3," it added.The lander landed after travelling about 3.84 lakh km for over 40 days. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft comprises a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander (1,723.89 kg) and a rover (26 kg).The 19 minutes of suspense and excitement began at 5.45 p.m., as planned earlier, and ended at 6.05 p.m. with the lander touching down on the lunar soil.--IANSshs/pgh

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