PM Modi Congratulates Japan for Achieving First Soft Moon Landing
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's SLIM test vehicle landed on the moon, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulating the country.
Japan finally joined the five countries that have successfully soft-landed on the moon on Saturday, January 21, 2024. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said that its small lunar landing test vehicle known as SLIM settled to the surface at 10:30 p.m. local time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first world leaders to congratulate Japan on this amazing feat. He took to the social media platform X expressing his admiration and appreciation for Japan's space program as well as its Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. "Congratulations Prime Minister @Kishida230 and everyone at JAXA on achieving Japan's first soft Moon landing. India looks forward for our cooperation in space exploration between @isro and JAXA," PM Modi tweeted. Congratulations Prime Minister @Kishida230 and everyone at JAXA on achieving Japan’s first soft Moon landing. India looks forward to our cooperation in space exploration between @isro and JAXA. https://t.co/lvQ99iltDH — Narendra Modi (@n…