23rd  August as the National Space Day (NSpD).

Current Context : Government of India has declared 23^rd  Day of August as the National Space Day (NSpD).

• Aim : To commemorate the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 Mission, and soft landing of the Vikram Lander and deployment of the Pragyaan Rover on the Moon on 23rd August, 2023.
• With this achievement, India has joined the elite group of Space fairing nations becoming only the fourth to land on the surface of the Moon, and the first nation to land near the south pole of the Moon.