Chandrayaan-3 Wins Top US Astronautics Honour for Historic Landing Near Moon’s South Pole
The AIAA honored India’s lunar mission for a first-ever soft landing near the Moon’s south pole and a budget of about ₹615 crore.
- On Thursday, May 21, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award to Chandrayaan-3 during the ASCEND 2026 Conference in Washington.
- India's Indian Space Research Organisation launched the mission on July 14, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, achieving a historic soft-landing near the Moon's south pole on August 23, 2023.
- Engineers designed the spacecraft for about ₹615 crore, making it one of the cheapest Moon missions ever while demonstrating sharp engineering and careful budgeting.
- The mission confirmed key chemical elements in the Moon's south polar soil, providing data that could support future human missions and potential manufacturing operations on the lunar surface.
- Ambassador Vinay Kwatra accepted the honour on behalf of ISRO, outlining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Space Vision 2047, which charts India's roadmap for deep space exploration and commercial sector growth.
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Chandrayaan-3 honoured with 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award in US for historic Moon Mission
Chandrayaan-3, India’s lunar mission, just landed the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The AIAA handed over the honour during the ASCEND 2026 Conference in Washington, D.C., on May 21. India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, accepted the award for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Chandrayaan-3: The journey of the mission ISRO launched Chandrayaan-3 on July 14 (2…
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Chandrayaan-3 Receives 2026 AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award
India's Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Vinay Kwatra, accepted the award on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the AIAA ASCEND 2026 Conference.
ISRO’s Chandrayaan‑3 Earns Goddard Award in U.S.
India’s Chandrayaan‑3 mission has added another feather to its cap, winning the prestigious Goddard Astronautics Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). This recognition, announced at the AIAA ASCEND 2026 conference in Washington, D.C., celebrates the mission’s groundbreaking achievement of becoming the first spacecraft to successfully land near the Moon’s south pole — a region long considered treacherous and sc…
Chandrayaan-3 Earns US Space Award From AIAA
India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has received the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), recognizing the mission’s achievements in lunar exploration. The award was presented May 21 during the AIAA ASCEND 2026 conference here, where India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Kwatra, accepted the honor on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organiza…
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