Face of Nation : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Bengaluru to watch the historic Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing live from the ISRO control room. He will be accompanied by around 70 school students from across the country. The students are winners of an online quiz competition conducted by ISRO in August, with the top two scorers from each state and union territories invited to watch India join an elite club of countries to have successfully completed a soft landing on the surface of the Moon.
“Two top scoring students (from class 8-10 only) from each state and union territory will be invited to ISRO, Bengaluru Centre to watch the landing of Chandrayaan 2 on the Moon, live along with the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” terms and conditions of the quiz on the MyGov.in read.
The Rs. 1,000-crore Chandrayaan 2 mission consists of three parts – a lunar orbiter, a lander called Vikram and a rover called Pragyaan. Chandrayaan 2 began its journey to the Moon on July 22, exactly a week after the first launch attempt was aborted with 56 minutes and 24 seconds on the clock. The launch had been called off after a technical snag was discovered in the unmanned launch vehicle system. ISRO said the decision had been taken “as a measure of abundant precaution”.
