Updates on 23 August 2026
All of August 2026 →India Celebrates Third National Space Day on 23 August 2026
India observes National Space Day annually on 23 August to commemorate the historic soft landing of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander at Shiv Shakti Point near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023. The 2026 celebration was hosted by ISRO's Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad, highlighting India's advancements in space exploration under the theme "Towards Viksit Bharat: Innovating, Collaborating and Aspiring to Global Space Leadership." The event included exhibitions, expert panels, and the National Space Day Quiz with prizes and ISRO campus visits. ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan underscored India's leading global positions in multiple space-related domains and discussed the ongoing Bharatiya Antariksha Station project aimed for completion by 2035.