Congress hails Aditya-L1 launch, says nations build capacity of science

The Congress on Saturday hailed the launch of AdityaL1 as a stupendous achievement for India as it shared a timeline of the mission from its conceptualisation and asserted that nations build capacity of science technology and research not in a few years but decadesThe Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO on Saturday launched the countrys ambitious solar mission Aditya L1 eyeing history again after its successful lunar expedition Chandrayan3 a few days agoCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge said We are indebted and grateful to our scientists space engineers researchers and our hardworking personnel at ISRO for the successful launch of AdityaL1 Solar Observation MissionTogether we celebrate their success and honour them with our gratitude he said and shared a timeline of the missionIndia started the journey to the sun in 2006 when our scientists proposed a solar observatory with a single instrument for the Sun he said in a post on XIn July 2013 ISRO selected the seven payloads for the Aditya1 mission by now renamed the AdityaL1 mission In November 2015 ISRO formally approved AdityaL1 the Congress president saidAfter the glorious successes of Chandrayaan Missions First 2008 Second 2019 and Third 2023 and the Mangalyaan Mission 2013 our path towards placing a satellite to study the sun became a bit more secure Kharge saidNations build capacity of science technology and research not in just a few years but decades altogether and Indias success in space research and exploration is a shining example of that unflinching courage and commitment he assertedDespite all obstacles we have prevailed he addedOur tribute to the vision ingenuity and the vigorous dedication of our legendary scientists and countless researchers for this historic accomplishment Kharge saidScience as an instrument of development welfare and positive change remains our magna carta the Congress president saidWe hope these triumphs would keep inspiring our younger generation and instill a deeper scientific temper in our people he saidIn a post on X Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Todays launch of AdityaL1 is another stupendous achievement of ISRO and for IndiaWhile saluting ISRO once again it is worthwhile recalling the recent timeline for AdityaL1 to understand the continuity in the ISRO saga he saidRamesh also recounted the timeline of the mission and stated that in 2006 scientists with the Astronomical Society of India and the Indian Academy of Sciences proposed the concept of a solar observatory with a single instrumentIn March 2008 scientists shared the proposal with ISRO he saidDecember 2009 ISRO approves Aditya1 project with single instrument April 2013 After former Chairman U R Raos major intervention ISRO issues an announcement of opportunity calling on the scientific community for proposals for more scientific instruments payloads Ramesh pointed outIn June 2013 ISRO reviewed scientific proposals received he saidJuly 2013 ISRO selects the seven payloads for the Aditya1 mission by now renamed the AdityaL1 mission November 2015 ISRO formally approves AdityaL1 he saidCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also hailed ISRO for the successful launchIndian Space Research Organization ISRO has once again created history After the historic success of Chandrayaan3 now ISRO has established Indias power in space by successfully launching solar mission Aditya L1 she saidBest wishes to the entire team of isro and all the people of the country Jai Hind she said in a post on XThe Congress said ISRO has given many opportunities to the country to be proudAfter Chandrayaan3 ISRO has again raised the nations prestige by successfully launching Aditya L1 the party said in a post in Hindi on XThe entire Congress family is proud of this unprecedented achievement of the countrys scientists it saidBest wishes to the entire ISRO team the party addedAs the 2340hour countdown concluded the 444 metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV soared majestically at the prefixed time of 1150 am from Sriharikota located on the Eastern coast about 135 km from ChennaiAccording to ISRO AdityaL1 is the first spacebased observatory to study the Sun The spacecraft after travelling about 15 million km from the Earth over 125 days is expected to be placed in a Halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L1 which is considered closest to the SunThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever