On Wednesday, India made history by landing a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon. This was a technical victory for the world’s most populous nation and an exploration of unexplored region that experts say might store important reservoirs of frozen water.
At 6:04 p.m. local time, a lander carrying a rover touched down on the lunar surface, prompting jubilation throughout India and especially in Bengaluru, in southern India, where space experts watching the landing burst into yells and clapping. India is the fourth country to do this after the United States, the Soviet Union, and China.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been attempting to portray India as an ascending nation establishing its position among the global elite, and the successful lunar mission bolsters this narrative.
India has successfully colonized the moon. India is the only nation to have visited the lunar south pole. From South Africa, where he is attending the BRICS countries conference, Modi proudly raised the Indian tricolor flag as he watched the historic landing.
Russian space officials confirmed that their Luna-25 probe had crashed onto the lunar surface.
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Russian space officials confirmed that their Luna-25 probe had crashed onto the lunar surface.
According to S. Somnath, head of the state-run Indian Space Research Organization, the lunar rover would slide down a flap from the lander within hours to a day and undertake tests, including an investigation of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.
According to Somnath, the trip would run for two weeks, and after that, India will try its hand at a human lunar expedition.
Nuclear-armed The accomplishment of the lunar mission is anticipated to boost Modi’s popularity ahead of a vital general election in India next year. In 2017, India’s GDP increased to become the fifth biggest in the world.
The Russian Luna-25, which was also bound for the same area of the moon, spun out of control and crashed only days before India’s successful arrival. If they had been successful, it would have been the first lunar landing by a Russian spacecraft in 47 years. The failure, according to the president of Russia’s state-controlled space enterprise Roscosmos, was caused by a lack of experience caused by a lengthy hiatus in lunar study since the previous Soviet trip to the moon in 1976.