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.
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
CNN Headline: India makes historic moon landing
The Washington Post Headline: India lands a spacecraft softly on the moon’s surface
What they said: “The successful touchdown of the Chandrayaan-3 mission was a triumph for a country with growing ambitions in space and was cheered across the nation of more than 1 billion people.”
BBC Headline: India makes history as Chandrayaan-3 lands near Moon's south pole
What they said: “This is a massive moment for India - and it bumps them up the space superpower list. Landing on the Moon is far from easy – as Russia’s attempt this week highlighted – and many missions have failed, including India’s first attempt. But it was second time lucky, and India now joins three other nations - the US, the former Soviet Union and China - who’ve successfully touched down on the lunar surface. And they’re now ready to explore an area where no other spacecraft has been – the lunar south pole.”
Al Jazeera Headline: India moon landing live news: Chandrayaan-3 makes space history
Deutsche Welle Headline: India spacecraft first to land on moon's south pole
The Guardian Headline: India lands spacecraft near south pole of moon in historic first
ISRO’s achievement marks the culmination of a meticulously orchestrated 17-minute endeavour - a critical phase, during which the Chandrayaan 3 lander had to execute engine maneuvers with pinpoint precision while simultaneously scanning the lunar surface for potential obstacles.
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