Shah Rukh Khan congratulates ISRO for its successful launch of Chandrayaan 2

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Mumbai, July 22 (Canadian-Media): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan today congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for the successful launch of the Chandrayaan2 mission, media reports said.

Shah Rukh Khan. Image credit: Facebook page

Chaand Taare todh laoon. Saari duniya par main Chhaoon! To do that requires hours & hours of painstaking work & integrity & belief. Congratulations to the team at #ISRO for #Chandrayaan2

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) July 22, 2019

The lift-off was perfect, said ISRO scientists as they sat in the control room and applauded watching the lift-off as the spacecraft hurtled towards the outer atmosphere, propelled by the 640-tonne rocket, named Baahubali.

Chandrayaan-2 is carrying an Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan). They took to skies from the SHAR Range at Sriharikota, commencing its 3.844 lakh km, month-long journey for a soft landing on the Moon's South Pole.

 Chandrayaan2 mission. Image credit: Facebook page