{"id":2009491,"date":"2023-08-23T14:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-becomes-first-country-to-land-on-moons-south-pole\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T19:00:58","slug":"india-becomes-first-country-to-land-on-moons-south-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-becomes-first-country-to-land-on-moons-south-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"India achieves historic milestone, lands on Moon&#8217;s South Pole."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findia-becomes-first-country-to-land-on-moons-south-pole%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People wave India\u2019s national flag at \u2063the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai on August 23, 2023, to celebrate the successful\u2062 lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft \u200don the south pole of the Moon. (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>11:55 AM \u2013\u200b Wednesday, August 23, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>India became the first country to reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investment-in-space-tech-reaches-massive-new-milestone\/\" title=\"Investment In Space Tech Reaches Massive New Milestone\">lunar south pole<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The unmanned Chandrayaan-3\u200d robotic \u2063lunar lander, run by India\u2019s space agency, landed on the moon\u2019s south pole region shortly after 8:30 a.m.\u200d ET on\u200b Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The touchdown by the Indian Space Research Organization comes \u200donly days after a Russian spacecraft\u2019s route heading to the same spot failed during \u200ban orbital maneuver and crashed onto the lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is a tremendous gain for the world\u2019s most populous nation, which has \u2063been seeking more influence in space \u200cthrough both the\u2063 government\u2019s space agency and private investment. <\/p>\n<p>Only the United States, China, and the erstwhile Soviet Union have made controlled, or \u201csoft,\u201d lunar landings in \u200dhistory.<\/p>\n<p>The moon\u2019s south pole has long prompted the interest of space agencies and scientists since the region\u2019s shadowed craters are thought to\u2063 hold higher concentrations of water ice than anywhere else on the lunar surface, making it critical for long-term human settlements on the moon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chandrayaan-3\u200b Mission:<br \/>&#8216;India\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3,<br \/>I reached my destination<br \/>and you too!&#8217;<br \/>: Chandrayaan-3<\/p>\n<p>Chandrayaan-3 has successfully<br \/>soft-landed on the moon \u200b\ud83c\udf16!.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, India\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chandrayaan_3?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chandrayaan_3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ch3?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ch3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ISRO (@isro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isro\/status\/1694327198394863911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Artemis program, which\u2063 is still working\u2062 to send astronauts to\u2062 the moon, plans to land\u200d its Artemis III mission in 2025 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-rover-helping-in-global-search-for-frozen-water-on-dark-side-of-the-moon\/\" title=\"Canadian Rover Helping in Global Search for Frozen Water on Dark Side of the Moon\">south polar area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NASA Administrator Bill Nelson\u2064 praised the landing in a message on X, formerly known \u200das \u200cTwitter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@isro<\/a> on \u2062your successful\u00a0 \u2062Chandrayaan-3\u00a0lunar South Pole landing! And\u2064 congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/India?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#India<\/a> on being\u200d the 4th\u00a0country \u2062to successfully soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon. We\u2019re glad to be your partner on this mission! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJArS7gsTv\">https:\/\/t.co\/UJArS7gsTv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBillNelson\/status\/1694334078982439240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u206423, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Chandrayaan-3 mission will undertake\u2062 a number of surface scientific studies, including mineral\u2062 composition and seismic activity tests. The lander is about the size of a SUV\u2064 and also transports a smaller rover. Both solar-powered ships are planned to stay \u200don the moon for around two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, launched on July 14<sup>th<\/sup>, was India\u2019s second attempt to settle on the moon\u2019s south pole. In 2019, a lunar orbiter was launched, but the Chandrayaan-2 lander and rover crashed \u2062onto \u200cthe lunar surface.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2063informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to \u200cyour inbox for free. Subscribe \u2063here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>8 Republican presidential candidates are set to take the stage \u200bfor the \u200cfirst\u200d debate of the GOP presidential primary. The\u2062 hopefuls will debate Wednesday night in the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing state<\/a> of Wisconsin,\u2062 but\u2062 without frontrunner 45th President Trump. One America\u2019s \u2062Rachel \u2062Acenas has a preview\u200c of the debate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Members of \u200cthe House Freedom Caucus say they will oppose\u2063 any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-becomes-first-country-to-land-on-moons-south-pole\/\" title=\"India achieves historic milestone, lands on Moon's South Pole.\">short-term \u2064funding bill<\/a> unless their demands are met.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BRICS could be America\u2019s Legion of Doom, John Eastman turns himself in and Do Not Comply when faced with mandates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former President\u200c Donald Trump is\u200c skipping the\u200b first Republican presidential primary Wednesday evening. Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake hailed Trump for the decision, saying\u200b the race is already \u2063over. One America\u2019s <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Grab Holdings forecast a smaller operating loss for the current year and\u200c pulled \u2063forward its profitability timeline on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Signups for \u200cNetflix in the United States\u2062 remain \u2064elevated despite a fall from June\u2019s record high after the video-streaming pioneer\u2019s crackdown\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Nvidia shares rose \u20630.5% \u200don Wednesday\u200d on\u200c growing expectations that the chip designer will deliver another strong outlook and \u2064boost markets\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A\u200c teenage \u2063member of the\u200c Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday found by a London jury \u200cto\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India celebrates successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3 at Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai. 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