{"id":439,"date":"2026-05-23T16:56:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=439"},"modified":"2026-05-23T16:56:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:26:31","slug":"chandrayaan-3-receives-2026-aiaa-goddard-astronautics-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/chandrayaan-3-receives-2026-aiaa-goddard-astronautics-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Chandrayaan-3 receives 2026 AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha) : <\/strong>India\u2019s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission has been honoured with the prestigious 2026 Goddard Astronautics Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), presented in Washington DC on May 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Vinay Kwatra, accepted the award on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the AIAA ASCEND 2026 Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/184716.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/184716.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/184716-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 23, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 made history as the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing near the Moon\u2019s south pole \u2014 a region of immense scientific and strategic importance that had never before been explored at the surface level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Goddard Astronautics Award is the highest honour AIAA bestows for notable achievements in the field of astronautics. 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