Chandrayaan3 Vikram Lander makes historic landing to Moon's South pole, celebrities react on social media

India Is the 1st Country , to Land on the South Pole of the Moon. India made history on Aug. 23 by becoming the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to land on the lunar south pole, NBC News reports. . India's Chandrayaan-3 space lander reached the moon's surface at about 8:34 a.m. ET. The country's successful landing comes just days after Russia failed a similar mission, crashing its lander, Luna-25, into the moon. . The south pole of the moon has intrigued space agencies and scientists for years because its craters are thought to contain more water than other areas on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3 also contains a small rover which will conduct various experiments such as the testing of "mineral composition and seismic activity," NBC News reports. . Chandrayaan-3 also contains a small rover which will conduct various experiments such as the testing of "mineral composition and seismic activity," NBC News reports. . This was India's second attempt to land on the lunar south pole. Its previous lander, Chandrayaan-2, met the same fate as Russia's Luna-25. NASA's Artemis III mission is scheduled to land on the moon's south pole in 2025, NBC News reports. . Only three other countries have ever completed "soft" lunar landings. They are China, the former Soviet Union and the U.S

Celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, and SS Rajamouli congratulated ISRO for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon's...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully landed the Vikram lander on the Moon's south pole, marking a significant achievement after the...

India took a giant leap on Wednesday evening as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to...