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India counts down to crucial moon landing
  + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
India's mission - Chandrayaan means "moon vehicle" in Hindi and Sanskrit - is its second attempt to land there. "Landing on the south pole (of the moon) would actually allow India to explore if there is water ice on the moon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will watch the landing from South Africa, where he is attending the ongoing BRICS summit, media reported. Rough terrain makes a south pole landing difficult, and a first landing would be historic. For India, a successful moon landing would mark its emergence as a space power as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government looks to spur investment in private space launches and related satellite-based businesses.
Persons: Russia's Luna, ISRO's, Carla Filotico, Adnan Abidi, Narendra Modi, Narendra Modi's, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Indian Space Research, SpaceTec Partners, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: MUMBAI, India, Russian, New Delhi, South Africa
Only the United States, the former Soviet Union and China have made successful lunar landings. India's much-awaited moon mission Chandrayaan-3 has been scheduled for launch on July 14, 2023. India's much-awaited moon mission Chandrayaan-3 has been scheduled for launch on July 14, 2023. The Soviet Union, the United States, and China are the only three countries that have successfully carried out soft landings on the moon. On a visit to the United States last month, Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to deepen collaboration in space.
Persons: Narendra Modi's, Ajey Lele, Modi, Joe Biden, Carla Filotico, Nivedita, Kevin Krolicki, Jamie Freed Organizations: Soviet, Indian Space Research Organisation, New, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies, Soviet Union, Skyroot Aerospace, U.S, NASA, ISRO, SpaceTec Partners, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, United States, Soviet Union, China, Andhra Pradesh, India, Soviet, Denver, Bengaluru
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