Chandrayaan-3 Mission Team Wins 2024 John L "Jack" Swigert Jr. Award

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The Chandrayaan-3 mission team of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was awarded the 2024 John L "Jack" Swigert Jr. award for Space Exploration.

An Overview of the News

• The award was received by i.DC Manjunath, Consul General of India (CGI) in Houston, United States of America (U.S.A.), on behalf of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 team.

• The award ceremony took place on 8th April, 2024, during the Opening Ceremony of the annual Space Symposium organized by Space Foundations in Colorado, U.S.A.

• Chandrayaan-3 mission was announced as the recipient of the 2024 John L "Jack" Swigert Jr. award for space exploration by Space Foundation in January 2024.

Other Winners:

• Included teams from NASA, such as OSIRIS-REx, Mars Ingenuity Helicopter, Insight-Mars Cube One, and Dawn and Cassini missions.

About Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

• Launched on 14th July, 2023, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (A.P.).

• The lander module successfully touched down on the moon on 23rd August, 2023.

• Consists of a lunar lander named "Vikram" and a lunar rover named "Pragyan."

About John L "Jack" Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration:

• Established in 2004 in honor of former NASA astronaut John L. "Jack" Swigert Jr. by Space Foundation.

• Recognizes significant achievements in space exploration.

• Presented annually at the Space Symposium by the Space Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1983.

About ISRO:

Established in 1969

President - Sridhar Panikkar Somnath

Headquarters - Bengaluru, Karnataka