India was the first in the world to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole.
The Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing on the lunar surface around 2:30 p.m. Polish time on Wednesday. The landing was broadcast on the Indian Space Research Organization website and on YouTube.
The probe was launched on July 14. On August 5, it entered lunar orbit, and on August 17, the Vikram lander detached from the propulsion module.
The moon’s south pole has potential as a source of oxygen, fuel and water for future missions. Chandrayaan-3 is expected to study it for two weeks and conduct a series of experiments to determine the mineral composition of the lunar surface.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi watched the landing from South Africa, where he is attending the BRICS summit. Modi expressed hope that the success of the mission will boost investment in private space launches and related satellite-based ventures.
The moon landing makes India the fourth country after the United States, the former Soviet Union and China to do so.
Chandrayaan-3 reached the moon just four days after the Russian spacecraft Luna-25 crashed during a failed landing attempt.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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