13-year-old Varunavi Shreejeet made a distance on the front of the screen, clockwise clockwise at the edge of his seat, clocked at 2:43 pm when India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 took off, he jumped Given Clap, a bright smile on her face.
Varunvi said, "I am very proud and relieved." A student in JBM Global, which is one of the only high schools in India who offers a course for space exploration, had stopped after the school to see live-streamed launches in the auditorium.
He was not alone. Hundreds of thousands of Indians from across the country went online to see the country's most ambitious space mission till date. On Facebook, Live Launch had more than 650,000 viewers. More than 7,500 people watched it personally to travel to the Satish Dhawan Space Center from the south-eastern coast of the country.
After being called a "technical blockade" a week ago, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) sent Chandrayaan-2 to the moon on its journey. Its lander will try to collect information on topography in the first week of September and land on the moon surface in search of water.
ISRO chief After the launch, Sivan said that the space agency has "bounced back with flying colors". "This is the beginning of a historic journey to India."
Experts say that the second successful attempt immediately after successful launch exposes faith in ISRO's technical capabilities, which is not hampering its Palletree $ 1.8 billion budget. Compared to this, NASA received $ 21.5 billion in funding this year.
Chaitanya Giri, a fellow at Space and Ocean Study program at the Mumbai-based Think Tank Gateway House, said, "We are in a big league now." He said that the attention of the people of the slogan is an indication that India's space exploration program should now grow faster now.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet, "The launch of Chandrayaan-2, the perseverance of our scientists and [1.3 billion] shows the determination of the Indians to make an entry on the new front of science."
With Chandrayaan-2, India is trying a soft landing on the moon - only a feat accomplished by three other countries: the United States, Russia and China. It hopes to land for the first time in the undivided South Pole region. In its first moon tour with Chandrayaan-1, India played an important role in exploring water molecules on its surface.
India's low cost, indigenous technology that has operated its space program is a source of national pride and inspiration.
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JBM Global, a top Delhi school based suburb, has started astronomy and space study classes for all age groups. Uma Negi, a teacher of the educational company Space India, said, "The response of students is tremendous." "The launch of them launches their curiosity."
Earlier in the day, Negi showed the students of Chandrayaan-2 students, which they tried to replicate. Varunvi, who was frustrated with the start of abortion, got excited about the possible findings of the new mission.
"Space is a big unknown area, so we [Indians] have an opportunity to make an impression," she said.
Although ISRO spokeswoman Vivek Singh refused to give details about the delay in the launch, he said that "In space science, even if there is a small observation, you can not ignore it."
On the nominal price tag of $ 141 million, Chandrayaan-2 is made of an orbiter, a lander and a rover. It was sent into space by the country's most powerful launcher, which is known as Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III, which has been fully designed and built within the country. Orbiter will inspect the lunar surface and Lander will communicate with Vikram, whose name is named after ISRO founder.
Rover, Pragyan, which means knowledge in Sanskrit, is a six-wheeled robot powered by solar energy.
The launch comes on the heels of the 50th anniversary of the historical Apollo 11 mission, when the man first landed on the moon. India has also announced its intention to send manned space missions to the Moon by 2022.