'India's Moon mission a model for aspiring space powers'

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 27, 2023 12:46 am

NEW DELHI: India's budget Moon landing is a model for other countries aspiring to develop their own space programs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday while praising the scientists behind the successful mission.

Chandrayaan-3 — 'Mooncraft' in Sanskrit — touched down on the lunar surface on Wednesday, making India the first nation to land an unmanned craft near the largely unexplored lunar south pole.

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