New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Indian Space Research Organisation chief V Narayanan on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "vision" and "leadership" for the success of the Chandrayaan 3 mission.

The ISRO chairman was speaking at the main event of the National Space Day in New Delhi. He termed PM Modi as a "visionary leader" stating that he gave ISRO the directions and guidelines to carry out its space missions.

Narayanan said that Prime Minister Modi named the Chandrayaan 3 landing spot as Shakti Point and declared 23 August as the National Space Day.

"When you see the National Space Day, there a couple of people to thank. 23 August 2023 was a historical day. India successfully soft-landed Chandrayan-3 near the South Pole of the mo...