Chandrayaan-3 Awarded John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration
The Chandrayaan-3 mission team, operated by India’s ISRO, has been honored with the 2024 John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration, acknowledging their landmark achievement of landing a spacecraft at the Moon’s South Pole—a first in history. The award, presented by the Space Foundation at the Space Symposium in Colorado, celebrates ISRO’s significant contributions to space exploration. The award is named after astronaut Jack Swigert of Apollo 13 fame, and it emphasizes extraordinary accomplishments in space exploration. This recognition highlights India’s advancing capabilities and leadership within the global space community.
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