Ahmedabad, Aug. 23 -- Indian Air Force Group Captain and astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Sunday said the future of India's space sector is "very bright" but challenging, stressing that achieving the country's space ambitions will require sustained hard work, time and resources.

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of National Space Day celebrations organised by the Space Applications Centre, Shukla said the occasion commemorates the successful landing of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission on the Moon's south polar region on August 23, 2023.

"I am here for the National Space Day celebrations organised by the Space Applications Centre. We began celebrating this day following August 23, 2023, when ISRO successfully landed the Chandrayaan-3 mission on...