Ahead of Independence Day, India receives wishes straight from space
13 Aug 2022 14:41:41
As India is all geared up to celebrate its 75th Independence Day, best wishes continue to pour in from across the world, but one such message came from outside the planet.
In a recent development, India received a special congratulatory message straight from space. On behalf of NASA and all the international partners, the International Space Station (ISS) has also come forward to extend its best wishes to India.
In a video shared on Twitter, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti can be seen wishing the country's space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the 'Gaganyaan' program and further congratulating India on 75 years of Independence.
The astronaut while speaking in the 1 minute 13 seconds long video noted a decade of collaborations on several space and science missions between ISRO and other international organisations and said that the cooperation continues to date as "ISRO works on the development of the upcoming NASA Earth Science Mission.
"On the behalf of ESA, NASA, and all international partners, I would like to wish the best of luck to ISRO as it works on the Gaganyaan program and gets ready to send humans into space. Expanding our partnership with ISRO and exploring the universe together is a goal for all of us for future space explorations", she added.