Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath exuded confidence in India’s capability in the space sector and said that the country is capable of launching more interplanetary missions. He also said that India can travel to the Moon, Mars, and Venus but the country needs to increase its confidence.

"India has the capability to travel to the Moon, Mars and Venus but we need to increase our confidence. We need more investment and the space sector must develop and by this, the whole nation should develop, that is our mission. We’re ready to fulfil the vision that was given to us by PM Modi," the ISRO chief said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

He also said that Chandrayaan-3 has successfully completed two of the three objectives of the mission and added that the coming 14 days would be crucial for the mission.

“We are extremely happy with the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon...Most of the scientific mission objectives are going to be met...I understand that all the scientific data is looking very good. But we will continue to measure a lot of data from the Moon in the coming 14 days. And we hope that we will make a really good breakthrough in science while doing so. So we are looking excitedly for the next 13-14 days," Somanath said.

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When asked about Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to the sun, the ISRO chief said that the satellite was ready and reached Sriharikota. He stated that the launch is expected in the first week of September and the final date would be announced in two days, as reported by PTI.

India on Wednesday scripted history as India’s ambitious third moon mission, Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module touched down on the lunar surface.

After this milestone, India became the first country to land on the lunar south pole and only the fourth country after the US, Russia, and China to land on the moon.