ISRO Chandrayaan 3 mission team felicitated with John L Jack Swigert Jr Award
The award ceremony took place during the Space Symposium’s annual opening ceremony in Colorado on April 8. The award was accepted by DC Manjunath, Consul General of India in Houston, on behalf of the team.
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New Delhi: The ISRO Chandrayaan-3 mission team was honoured with the 2024 John L ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. award for space exploration, by the Space Foundation based in the US.
The prestigious award is given annually, celebrating the remarkable achievements in space exploration and discovery by space agencies, companies, or consortia of organizations.
Read Also : IndusInd Bank Q1 FY25 results, net profit at 2% YoYThe award ceremony took place during the Space Symposium’s annual opening ceremony in Colorado on April 8. The award was accepted by DC Manjunath, Consul General of India in Houston, on behalf of the team.
Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle applauded India's leadership in space, highlighting the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s technical and engineering excellence. The John L “Jack” Swigert Jr award commemorates astronaut John L “Jack” Swigert Jr, a pivotal figure in space exploration history.
Some other recent winners of this award include NASA, the University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx team, the teams behind the NASA JPL Mars Ingenuity Helicopter and InSight-Mars Cube One missions, as well as NASA Dawn and Cassini missions.
Read Also : RBI issues guidelines on higher liquidity coverage ratio for retail depositsSpace Foundation, established in 1983, is a nonprofit organization providing information, education, and collaboration opportunities for the global space ecosystem.
India became the first nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s South Pole in September last year, signifying its position as a strong player in lunar exploration alongside the US, Russia, and China.
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