Amid the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 14, two images of several women celebrating the launch are widely shared on social media.
The post is shared on Facebook with a caption: “तन पर साड़ी, माथे पर कुंकुम और गले में मंगलसूत्र पहने ये महिलाएं कोई अनपढ़, गंवार, घरेलू या अंध विश्वासी नहीं बल्कि #इसरो की #वैज्ञानिक हैं जिन्होंने हाल में ही #चंद्रयान_3 को सफलतापूर्वक लॉन्च किया। जय हिंद” (English version, below.)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MISLEADING.
With the Reverse Image Search, NM team traced an article in India Today, dated September 24, 2014, carrying the same viral images. As per the report, engineers and scientists involved in the mission were captured on camera celebrating the triumph of ISRO’s Mission Mangal in Bengaluru.
We also came across the same image on various other news websites, including BBC and Scoopwhoop, where it was mentioned that these pictures were taken during the success of Mission Mangal in 2014.
On September 24, 2014, ISRO’s satellite Mangalyaan successfully entered the elliptical orbit of Mars. The mission was accomplished at a cost of ₹450 crore. With this achieve- ment, India became the first country in the world to successfully send its satellite to Mars in the very first attempt.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that old images showing the success of Mission Mangal falsely linked to the launch of Chandrayaan 3.
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