PM Narendra Modi at the mission control centre at ISRO.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Indian Space Research Organisation's mission control centre in Bangalore after the success of Mangalyaan, India's Mars mission. Here are the highlights:
- India has successfully reached Mars. Congratulations to all of you.
- We have achieved the near impossible.
- ISRO has joined an elite group
- India is the only country to have succeeded in its first attempt.
- We have gone beyond boundaries of human imagination.
- History has been created, congratulate scientists and fellow Indians on this historic occasion.
- MOM has been united with Mars. MOM never disappoints
- Our efforts have historically focused on ultimate objective of nation-building. Of translating space technology into space applications.
- Through your achievements, you have honoured our fore-fathers, and inspired our future generations.
- Through your brilliance, and hard work, you have made it a habit, of achieving the impossible.
- No one represents this zeal for exploring the unknown more, than our space scientists, here at ISRO.
- With today's spectacular success, ISRO joins an elite group, of only 3 other agencies worldwide to have successfully reached the red planet.
- The odds, were stacked against us. Of the 51 missions, attempted across the world so far, a mere 21 had succeeded. But we have prevailed.
- Travelling an incredible distance, of over 650 million or 65 crore kms,we have gone beyond boundaries, of human enterprise & imagination.
- We have dared, to reach out, into the unknown.
- 5 minutes in every school to applaud our scientists today.
- These are all accomplishments that will go down as landmarks in history.
- Humanity would not progress if we had not taken such leaps into the unknown.
- Success is the courage to take the decision to take a big risk.
- Atalji's vision has inspired us to reach for the moon.
- This must become the base for challenging the next frontier.
- Let today's success drive us with even greater vigour.