Why India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing Isn’t Just About Science |
10 months ago
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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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10 months agoIndia moon landing: Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on lunar surface
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10 months agoChandrayaan 3 successful landing on moon 🌙
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10 months agoIndia Chandrayaan - 3 Make soft and historic Landing on Moon
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10 months agoChandrayaan 3 - India makes historic landing near Moon's South Pole.
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10 months agoIndia successfully landed its lunar lander on the moon's surface part of Chandrayaan 3 mission.
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