Chandrayaan-3 Wins Top US Space Honour Years After Historic Moon Landing

Chandrayaan-3 just bagged a top US space award! The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics gave it the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award. This is for its amazing feat of landing near the Moon's south pole on August 23, 2023, a first ever. India's ambassador accepted it, saying, "space exploration represents a deepening partnership."