Aviation Week Laureates Award

• 25 Mar 2024

ISRO recently received Aviation Week Laureates Award for Chandrayaan-3 mission's achievements.

• Award recognizes Chandrayaan-3's landing at lunar South Pole, confirming presence of water and sulfur.
• Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander touched down on Moon's uncharted south pole territory on Aug 23, 2023, deploying Pragyan rover for lunar experiments.
• 'Shiv Shakti' named for landing site, depicting masculine-feminine duality of nature in Indian mythology.
• PM previously named moon landing site 'Shiv Shakti', symbolizing resolution and strength.