National Space Day to be celebrated in India on August 23 every year to mark success of Chandrayaan 3 moon landing
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The Government of India (GoI), on Saturday, October 14, officially declared August 23 of every year as "National Space Day". The Modi government declared August 23 as "National Space Day" to commemorate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission, which landed on the moon on August 23 with the landing of the Vikram lander and deployment of the Pragyaan Rover on the lunar surface.