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Anand Mahindra applauds ISRO: Love the ride you are taking us on
Anand Mahindra took to Twitter and shared his excitement about Chandrayaan-2 successful entry into the lunar orbit.
On Tuesday early hours we got the good news when Isro announced that Chandrayaan-2 successfully made an entry into the lunar orbit. The report further confirmed that the space organisation had completed a critical milestone in India's second Moon mission.
Isro tweeted a picture of the moon and Chandrayaan-2, with the text 'Nearing our destination' to announce the news by saying, "Today (August 20, 2019) after the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI), #Chandrayaan2 is now in Lunar orbit. Lander Vikram will soft-land on Moon on September 7, 2019."
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— ISRO (@isro) August 20, 2019
Today (August 20, 2019) after the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI), #Chandrayaan2 is now in Lunar orbit. Lander Vikram will soft land on Moon on September 7, 2019 pic.twitter.com/6mS84pP6RD
After the announcement, Indian Twitter was flooded with congratulatory messages, and people applauded the ISRO's successful challenge. Even Anand Mahindra, Mahindra Group Chairman, took to Twitter and shared his excitement.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 And the journey is the destination, @isro We love the ride you're taking us on. Don't ever cease your exploration...Next stop, Mars... https://t.co/7rRrArHVNg
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 20, 2019
Anand Mahindra reposted Isro's tweet with the description, "And the journey is the destination, @isro We love the ride you're taking us on. Don't ever cease your exploration...Next stop, Mars..."
Isro announced that "The health of the spacecraft is being continuously monitored from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) in Bengaluru with support from Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) antennas at Bylalu, near Bengaluru. All the systems of Chandrayaan 2 are healthy."
