National Space Day 2025 – 23 August

  • National Space Day in India is celebrated on August 23rd annually to commemorate the successful soft landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon. 
  • On August 23, 2023, the Vikram Lander of the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully achieved a soft landing on the lunar surface. 
  • This made India the fourth country to land on the Moon and the first to land near its southern polar region. 
  • The theme for India’s National Space Day in 2025 is “Aryabhatta to Gaganyaan: Ancient Wisdom to Infinite Possibilities”. 
  • This theme connects India’s historical astronomical heritage, exemplified by the ancient astronomer Aryabhatta, with its ambitious future projects, such as the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission.

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