John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award : Chandrayaan 3 Team
Chandrayaan-3 was the first to land on the uncharted South Pole region of the Moon.
- In recognition of this groundbreaking accomplishment, the Chandrayaan-3 team has been honored with the prestigious 2024 John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration.
- The award, presented by the Space Foundation during the annual Space Symposium in Colorado, acknowledges the extraordinary achievements of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Chandrayaan-3 team in the realm of space exploration and discovery.
- Chandrayaan-3, launched by ISRO in July 2023, comprised a lander named Vikram and a rover called Pragyan.
- The mission made history when Vikram successfully touched down on the lunar surface at the South Pole, an area that had remained unexplored by previous missions.
