This is the first time India is landing their spacecraft on the moon. It is more spectacular considering that the Asian nation has become the first to land near the moon’s south pole.
So far so good, only four countries have ever landed on the surface of the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft landed on the moon on August 23 at 6:03 pm in India Standard Time.
“We have achieved soft landing on the moon! India is on the moon!” ISRO chairman announced.
“This success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a speech following the landing.
“I’m confident that all countries in the world, including those from the global south, are capable of achieving such feats. We can all aspire to the moon and beyond.”
The landing of the spacecraft was watched from the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Complex in Bengaluru.
Chandrayaan-3 was the second trial by India to land on the moon’s south pole.
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