NEW DELHI, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be witnessing the final descent of India's second moon mission 'Chandrayaan 2' on to the Lunar South Pole, along with as many as 60 school students.
Modi will be watching the historic moment in the country's southern state Karnataka, at the ISRO Headquarters in Bengaluru city.
ISRO in a statement said, "The Lander is scheduled to powered descent between 0100 - 0200 hrs (Indian Standard Time) on September 7, which is then followed by touch down of Lander between 0130 - 0230 hrs IST."
PM Modi tweeted: "I am extremely excited to be at the ISRO Centre in Bengaluru to witness the extraordinary moment in the history of India's space programme. Youngsters from different states will also be present to watch those special moments! There would also be youngsters from Bhutan."
Showing his personal interest in the Moon Mission, Modi described it as "Indian at heart, Indian in spirit! What would make every Indian overjoyed is the fact that is a fully indigenous mission."
