India becomes the first country to land near the Moon's south pole, just days after a Russian spacecraft crashed trying to reach the area.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleIndia has become the first country to land near the Moon's south pole, just days after a Russian spacecraft crashed trying to reach the area.The landing comes less than a week after Russia's Luna-25 mission failed
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the success, while scientists and officials clapped, cheered and hugged each other as the spacecraft landed. The success puts India in the league of space powers, and it's become only the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon following US, China and the former Soviet Union.Russia's Luna-25 mission failed.
"India is slowly growing and it's becoming one of the major powers of the world so we have to prove ourselves at every platform that we can and this is one of them," she said.Jyothi and Kanishka watched the event in Delhi's Nehru Planetarium.
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