Why India and Russia Were Racing to the Moon’s South Pole | WSJ
India became the first country to successfully land on the moon's south pole with its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, just days after Russia’s Luna-25 crashed in the same region. Both countries launched rockets in recent weeks, hoping to be the first to successfully complete the mission.
Why were they racing to reach the lunar south pole? WSJ explains the significance of both missions for Moscow and New Delhi.
0:00 India lands on the south pole of the moon
0:53 Why the south pole?
2:37 Why Russia and India want to be first
4:32 New space race
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00:00 1. The Sun is Yellow
01:30 2. The Sun is on Fire
02:07 3. Explosions in Space
02:30 4. You Can't Count the Stars
02:52 5. You Can't Fly Through an Asteroid Belt
03:42 6. You Instantly Freeze in Space
04:10 7. You Explode in Space
04:50 8. Space is Cold
05:45 9. Mercury is the Hottest Planet
06:35 10. The Solar System Stays In Place
07:10 11. Planets Orbit the Sun
07:58 12. Earth Is a Sphere
08:29 13. There Is No Sound in Space
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