On August 23, Indians were plunged into unbridled joy and pride as the country made history by successfully landing on the south pole of the moon. Thanks to the lunar mission, India is the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface, after the US, China and the former Soviet Union.
As millions of Indians watched the live broadcast of the landing on their TV and phone screens, passengers on an IndiGo flight were briefed on the exciting news by their pilot. A video going viral on X shows the moment a mid-flight pilot announced Chandrayaan-3’s successful lunar landing and the passengers erupted in cheers.
The video was captioned, “Much has been said about #chnadrayaan3 yet this post is about the immense pride felt by everyone @IndiGo6E both on the ground and in the air..announcement from our captain in flight about this exciting achievement achieved by our #Bharat at that time. ”
Watch the video here:
Much has already been said about it #chnadrayaan3 and yet this share is about the immense pride that everyone has @IndiGo6E felt, both on the ground and in the air. Our captain’s in-flight announcement of this thrilling achievement achieved by us #Bharat at that time 🫡🙏🏼🇮🇳🛩️ pic.twitter.com/2REM6PyMpR
— C Lekha (@ChhaviLeekha) August 25, 2023
The video opens and shows the passengers in the flight. Within moments, the pilot’s voice is heard saying he has a special announcement to make.
“A very special announcement is being made. It gives me and Captain Rajiv great pleasure to announce that the ISRO-launched Chandrayaan-3 has successfully landed at the South Pole of the Moon. And with the landing of Vikram Lander, India has become one of the elite space faring countries. Now that the Pragyan rover is ready for reconnaissance, we congratulate ISRO on this remarkable achievement. Jai Hind,” you heard the IndiGo pilot say in the video.
All the passengers, including the flight attendant, erupted in claps and cheers of joy and pride.
“The Indian with bandage in his hand claps for the country. Respect to the scientific community, ordinary citizens eager to see India’s success and the government for this achievement,” said one user.
“This gave me goosebumps!!” another commented. A third added: ‘What a proud moment indeed! It’s heartwarming to hear about the sense of pride and achievement shared by everyone at IndiGo. Moments like these really unite us as a nation.”
A fourth said: “Shout out to the guy with his arm in a sling!!!”
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