Pakistan’s first astronaut Namira Salim reacts over Indian failed moon mission
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New Delhi - Pakistan’s first astronaut Namira Salim reacts over Indian failed moon mission.
Namira Salim praise on the Indian space agency for its attempted Chandrayaan-2 mission, which narrowly failed to make a landmark landing on the Moon.
Pakistan's first female astronaut Namira Salim has hailed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for making an attempt to land on the Moon link, saying it made the entire global space fraternity very proud.
"I congratulate India and ISRO on its historical attempt to make a successful soft landing of the Vikram lander at the South Pole of the Moon,” the astronaut was quoted as saying by Pakistani digital science magazine Scientia.
"The Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission is indeed a giant leap for South Asia which not only makes the region but the entire global space industry proud."
Salim stressed the need for regional development in South Asia’s space sector, adding that it shouldn’t matter which country in the region takes the lead.
On 7 September, ISRO lost contact with its Chandrayaan-2 link lander minutes before its scheduled touchdown on the Moon.
