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India becomes first country to land on the moon’s south pole

By Jack Birle
Published August 23, 2023 2:05pm ET
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India becomes first country to land on the moon’s south pole
India became the first country to land a robotic moon lander on the south pole of the moon on Wednesday, days after a Russian spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface. The Indian Space Research Organization confirmed at 8:34 a.m. EDT that Chandrayaan-3 had “successfully soft-landed” on the south pole of the moon. REPUBLICAN DEBATE: RNC […]


India became the first country to land a robotic moon lander on the south pole of the moon on Wednesday, days after a Russian spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface.

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