India Lands Spacecraft On The Moon

<h4>India Lands Spacecraft On The Moon<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria reports that India spacecraft has landed on the moon&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;It the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The mission could cement India’s status as a global superpower in space&period; Previously&comma; only the United States&comma; China and the former Soviet Union have completed soft landings on the lunar surface&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chandrayaan-3’s landing site is also closer to the moon’s south pole than any other spacecraft in history has ventured&period; The south pole region is considered an area of key scientific and strategic interest for spacefaring nations&comma; as scientists believe the region to be home to water ice deposits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The water&comma; frozen in shadowy craters&comma; could be converted into rocket fuel or even drinking water for future crewed missions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi&comma; currently in South Africa for the BRICS Summit&comma; watched the landing virtually and shared broadcasted remarks on the livestream&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;On this joyous occasion…I would like to address all the people of the world&comma;” he said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This success belongs to all of humanity&comma; and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>India’s attempt to land its spacecraft near the lunar south pole comes just days after another nation’s failed attempt to do the same&period; Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft crashed into the moon on August 19 after its engines misfired&comma; ending the country’s first lunar landing attempt in 47 years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As Chandrayaan-3 approached the moon&comma; its cameras captured photographs&comma; including one taken on August 20 that India’s space agency shared Tuesday&period; The image offers a close-up of the moon’s dusty gray terrain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;