India is vying to be first to land a rover on the moon’s unexplored south pole—an achievement that would solidify its ambitions to be a major space power amid resurgent interest in lunar exploration.
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India’s lander is slated to touch down on the lunar south pole Wednesday, while Russia aims to land days earlierNEW DELHI—India is in a race with Russia to become the first country to land a rover on the moon’s unexplored south pole, an achievement that would solidify its position as a major space power amid
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