India's Chandrayaan-3 makes history with first successful landing at moon's south pole
USA TODAY
Aug. 23, 2023, 10:30 a.m. ET

This handout screen grab taken and received from the live feed of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) website on Aug. 23, 2023, shows the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft seconds before its successful lunar landing on the south pole of the Moon. India on Aug. 23, became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's south pole, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling it a "historic day".
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Visitors touch a picture of the moon at Nehru planetarium as they gather to witness the landing of the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, in New Delhi on August 23, 2023. India readied on August 23 to become the first nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon's south pole, days after a Russian probe crashed in the same region.
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People celebrate the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon, in Chennai on August 23, 2023. India became the first nation to successfully land a craft on the Moon's south pole on Aug. 23, the latest milestone in a renewed push for lunar exploration that has drawn in both the world's top space powers and new players.
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