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People wave India’s national flag as Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C screen) congratulates the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon during a live stream of the event at the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai on August 23, 2023. Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP
CHANDRAYAAN 3

Indian rover begins exploring Moon’s south pole

Elon Musk, whose firm SpaceX is a leader in commercial space launches, hailed the landing as “super cool”

  • Bhuvan Bagga
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