The spacecraft landed on moon’s south pole days after a Russian probe crashed into the lunar surface.
Updated Aug. 23, 2023 11:23 am ETIndia successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon’s south pole on Wednesday. It becomes the first country to reach that part of the lunar surface and kicks off a new era of space exploration. Photo: Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press
NEW DELHI—India successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon’s south pole Wednesday, days after a similar Russian mission ended when
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