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How foreign media reported Chandrayaan 3's historic soft landing on the moon

Chandrayaan 3: Foreign media applauded the historic achievement that makes India the first country to land on the moon’s elusive south pole.

August 23, 2023 / 20:45 IST
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Chandrayaan 3 made a successful soft landing on the moon's elusive south pole today.
Chandrayaan 3 made a successful soft landing on the moon's elusive south pole today.

India made history by successfully landing Chandrayaan-3 on the moon's South Pole making it the first country to achieve this feat. It is also the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon's surface.

“India, I reached my destination and you too!” came the message from Chandrayaan 3 to ISRO’s Bengaluru headquarters after it soft-landed on the south polar region of the moon.

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Foreign media, many of whom carried the news as their leading story on their websites, also applauded the historic achievement that makes India the first country to land on the moon’s elusive south pole.

Here is how they covered this big story: The New York Times Headline: In Latest Moon Race, India Lands First in Southern Polar Region

What they said: “The Indian public already takes great pride in the accomplishments of the nation’s space program, which has orbited the moon and Mars and routinely launches satellites above the Earth with far fewer financial resources than other nations. But the achievement of Chandrayaan-3 may be even sweeter.”

CNN Headline: India makes historic moon landing